Americans With Disabilities Act ("ADA")
- October 23, 2006 8:40 PM Ninth Circuit Tightens Requirements For Use Of Across The Board Qualification Standards Under The ADA
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- July 20, 2005 12:35 AM NINTH CIRCUIT MAKES IT EASIER FOR EMPLOYEES TO PURSUE ADA CLAIMS
- April 4, 2008 7:50 PM Apellate Court Rules That Simply Signing An Arbitration Agreement Does Not Make It Binding
- December 21, 2007 12:56 AM Case Reminds California Employers That Handbook Language Cannot Compensate For A Missing Signature On An Employment Arbitration Agreement
- February 3, 2006 9:48 PM Class Action Waivers In Pre-Employment Arbitration Agreements Are Enforceable
- August 8, 2005 4:50 PM CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT DECLARES PREDISPUTE JURY TRIAL WAIVERS ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE
- July 1, 2005 9:03 PM Arbitration Agreements
- June 26, 2005 8:11 PM HAVE YOU REVIEWED YOUR ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS LATELY?
- June 8, 2005 11:24 PM NEW DECISION ABOUT CLASS ACTION WAIVERS IN ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
- June 4, 2005 12:15 AM The New Federal "Disposal Rule": Requirements For Destruction of Consumer Information
- March 8, 2005 6:00 PM Employers Must Provide Public Records Uncovered During Investigations Into Employee's Wrongdoing Or Misconduct Within Reasonable Time
- August 24, 2007 5:54 PM California Supreme Court Approves Bonus Plan Using Net Profit Calculation
- October 18, 2007 10:03 PM Post-Gentry: Class Action Waivers Are Still Unenforceable
- April 11, 2007 11:56 PM Sony Electronics Depublished
- March 12, 2007 5:15 PM California Court of Appeal Limits the Ability of Unions to Sue On Behalf of Union Members For Unfair Competition Law and Private Attorneys General Act Claims
- June 14, 2006 4:25 PM California Wage Order Provision Exempting Employees Covered By Collective Bargaining Agreements From Meal Period Rules Found Invalid
- February 28, 2007 1:14 AM Ninth Circuit Affirms Importance of Electronic Privacy Policies and Practices
- January 5, 2007 5:51 PM California Court Of Appeal Holds Employers Immune For Employee's "Cyberthreats"
- April 30, 2004 6:01 PM Contact Us
- May 15, 2007 1:48 AM A Cautionary Tale For Employers Of Employees Claiming Disabilities Relating To Mental Illness
- January 28, 2008 9:40 PM SUBSTANTIAL ATTORNEYS' FEES AWARDED ON RELATIVELY MODEST DAMAGES
- May 30, 2007 11:49 PM Ninth Circuit Recognizes Claim For Reverse Religious Discrimination And Highlights Pitfall Of "Consensus Of Management" Employment Actions
- February 9, 2007 5:38 PM Ninth Circuit Approves Wal-Mart Gender Discrimination Class Action Involving At Least 1.5 Million Women
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- September 7, 2006 12:43 AM Advising Employees To Consult An Attorney Regarding A General Release and Covenant Not To Sue Is Not Enough To Establish A Knowing and Voluntary Waiver of ADEA Claims
- June 15, 2006 10:18 PM Disability Is In The Eye of the Beholder: Court Of Appeal Mandates Employer Accommodation Of Employees "Regarded As" Disabled
- September 14, 2005 11:32 PM Court Holds That a Company May Terminate a Medicinal Marijuana User
- April 14, 2005 9:02 PM Supreme Court Opens Door For New Age Discrimination Claims
- November 19, 2004 11:55 PM Tax Benefit Granted to Wrongful Discrimination Plaintiffs
- October 31, 2005 11:17 PM California Employers Are Reminded Of Election Posting Requirements
- October 19, 2004 12:24 AM Employers Should Ensure Compliance With Election Requirements
- May 15, 2008 6:05 PM 403(b) PLAN EMPLOYERS MUST ACT SOON
- November 11, 2006 12:37 AM San Francisco Voters Mandate Paid Sick Leave for Employees
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- October 5, 2006 7:01 PM IRS Extends Deadlines for IRC 409A
- September 25, 2006 7:06 PM 401(k) Plan Fee Class Action Lawsuits
- August 12, 2005 11:59 PM It's Time to Establish a Deferred Compensation Action Plan
- October 24, 2005 10:01 PM New Regulation Clarifies Recordkeeping Rules For Online Job Applications
- August 15, 2007 9:42 PM New ICE Regulation on Safe Harbor for Employers Who Receive No-Match Letters Regarding Alien Employees - Follow Up
- August 13, 2007 9:44 PM New ICE Regulation on Safe Harbor for Employers Who Receive No-Match Letters Regarding Alien Employees
- October 24, 2007 7:32 PM
- June 1, 2003 11:12 PM Other Labor and Employment Attorneys
- September 15, 2006 3:39 AM California Court of Appeal Decision Will Likely Lead To Confusion In The Future Regarding The Standard for the Enforceability Of Covenants Not To Solicit Employees and Customers
- February 17, 2004 6:06 PM Labor and Employment Work
- February 22, 2008 12:06 AM Supreme Court Allows 401(k) Plan Participant to Sue For Reduction In Account Caused by Alleged Fiduciary Breach
- November 9, 2007 9:12 PM CALIFORNIA'S COMPUTER- RELATED EXEMPTION IS MODIFIED
- November 9, 2007 9:19 PM California Supreme Court Approves Lump Sum Business Expense Reimbursements
- February 26, 2008 7:07 PM Supreme Court Reverses California Courts and Orders Judge Alex to Arbitrate
- August 23, 2007 11:24 PM California Supreme Court Confirms That Plaintiff Claiming Disability Discrimination Under FEHA Must Show Qualification for Position
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- June 15, 2006 10:18 PM Disability Is In The Eye of the Beholder: Court Of Appeal Mandates Employer Accommodation Of Employees "Regarded As" Disabled
- March 20, 2008 5:49 PM Proposed FMLA Regulations: Will Your Company Be Affected?
- February 1, 2008 8:56 PM Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Amended to Protect Military Families
- October 25, 2007 11:30 PM Federal Court Finds That Employee's Bizarre Behavior Could Constitute Constructive Notice Of The Employee's Need For FMLA Leave.
- July 24, 2007 6:51 PM The Fourth Circuit Requires DOL or Court Approval To Release FMLA Rights
- December 6, 2007 6:09 PM Transitioning to the New I-9 Form by December 26, 2007
- November 8, 2007 11:10 PM New I-9 Form Issued
- June 23, 2006 4:58 PM DHS Issues Proposed Rule Governing SSA No-Match Letters
- May 2, 2005 6:16 PM Electronic Storage and Signature of Forms I 9: Interim Guidelines Are Issued
- June 29, 2007 10:44 PM Appellate Court Holds Broad "No-Hire" Provision Is Unenforceable
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- December 5, 2005 4:48 PM Employers' Termination of Medicinal Marijuana User Called Into Question
- June 8, 2002 12:26 AM How To Hire And Fire Without Fear
- July 6, 2006 4:46 PM Cal/OSHA Adopts New Heat Illness Regulations
- September 29, 2006 7:47 PM U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Gives Green Light to Employees Suing Mohawk Industries For Immigration Law Violations under RICO
- August 25, 2006 10:25 PM California Employers Threatened With New Waive of 17200 Suits
- June 23, 2006 4:58 PM DHS Issues Proposed Rule Governing SSA No-Match Letters
- June 16, 2006 11:20 PM Zamora v. Elite Logistics, Inc.:
- June 14, 2006 7:13 PM Labor Through Contract Theory of Sanctions Liability
- April 21, 2006 7:52 PM The Department Of Homeland Security Announces A New Get Tough Enforcement Policy Against Employers
- January 11, 2008 12:16 AM The Ninth Circuit Reminds Employers That A Good "Independent Contractor" Is Hard To Come By
- May 22, 2007 10:21 PM Caution: Take A Second Look At Your Independent Contractors
- June 8, 2002 12:36 AM Is Your Independent Contractor Really an Employee?
- May 16, 2007 6:02 PM Recent Court Case Reinforces Importance of Employers Providing Employees with Notice of the Right to Request Leave under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA)
- October 3, 2006 10:55 PM Employers Are Not Required To Provide Reasonable Accommodations To Employees Returning From Leaves Protected By The California Family Rights Act
- February 15, 2005 6:15 AM Disclaimer
- February 15, 2005 6:15 AM Privacy Policy
- January 10, 2008 11:28 PM Advertising & Promotions Law
- January 9, 2008 7:54 PM Antitrust Law
- January 8, 2008 12:31 AM Bankruptcy and Restructuring Law
- January 7, 2008 12:53 AM Corporate & Securities Law
- January 6, 2008 6:36 PM ESOP Law
- January 4, 2008 11:40 PM Fashion & Apparel Law
- December 20, 2007 4:02 PM FCC Law
- December 3, 2007 7:55 PM Financial Institution Law
- September 21, 2007 9:24 PM Government Contracts Law
- April 13, 2006 6:14 PM Intellectual Property Law
- July 27, 2004 4:55 PM Real Estate and Construction Law
- March 29, 2006 4:35 PM DOL Greatly Expands Scope of LM-10 Reporting Obligation
- February 24, 2006 12:05 AM California Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Meal and Rest Period Issue
- January 19, 2006 6:42 PM Update On Meal Period Regulations
- December 23, 2005 7:39 PM $172 MILLION VERDICT AGAINST WAL-MART MERITS ATTENTION AND IMMEDIATE ACTION
- June 12, 2005 12:17 AM Do California Meal and Rest Period Requirements Apply to Union Employees? Ninth Circuit Says They Do
- April 11, 2008 6:23 PM A New Department of Labor Poster Has Been Released Concerning Military Family Leave
- October 12, 2007 6:12 PM Effective Immediately: New California Law Requires Leave for Military Spouses
- April 1, 2005 12:18 AM Military Leave
- March 3, 2005 12:10 AM Military Leave Amendments And New Posting Requirement Now In Effect
- November 16, 2007 9:00 PM SSA will not issue No-Match letters in 2007
- October 11, 2007 9:56 PM COURT SAYS "NO GO" TO "NO-MATCH" LETTERS
- September 10, 2007 5:22 PM Federal Court Stays New Rule Requiring Employers To Terminate Employees Who Cannot Prove Their Right To Work In The United States
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- September 6, 2006 4:40 PM California Court of Appeal Confirms That Non-Compete Agreements Have No Place In California Employment Contracts
- October 17, 2007 7:18 PM WE'RE BEING SEARCHED! If Government Agents Arrive, Follow These Steps:
- December 9, 2005 6:25 PM IRS Suspends Section 409A Reporting and Withholding Requirements for 2005
- November 4, 2005 7:09 PM Strict Compliance With California's Pay Stub Law Is Essential
- March 1, 2005 4:41 PM California Court Holds That Employer May Charge Back Advanced Commissions When Agreed Upon Conditions Are Not Fulfilled
- October 20, 2004 12:16 AM Payroll Services Company Was Not Employer For Employment Tax Purposes
- August 24, 2007 8:50 PM The Ninth Circuit Reaffirms That Pregnancy Leaves Taken Before The Enactment Of The Pregnancy Discrimination Act Must Be Treated The Same As Other Temporary Disabilities For The Purposes Of Calculating Benefits
- March 9, 2005 6:06 PM Timing Can Be Everything: Court Holds That Applicants May Set Forth a Claim Based Upon the Timing of a Pre-Employment Medical Examination
- February 21, 2007 5:06 PM California Supreme Court Grants Pre-Class Certification Access to Class Member Contact Information
- September 21, 2006 10:25 PM Employees Reasonably Expected Not to be on Candid Camera
- November 1, 2005 4:34 PM Direct Deposit for Payment of Wages Upon Termination
- September 1, 2005 8:20 PM Employee's Refusal to Follow Orders
- August 1, 2005 8:41 PM Personal Liability for Wage Claims
- July 1, 2005 9:03 PM Arbitration Agreements
- June 1, 2005 11:06 PM Federal Disposal Rule
- May 1, 2005 12:24 AM Computer Professionals and Exempt Classification
- April 1, 2005 12:18 AM Military Leave
- February 1, 2005 12:10 AM Domestic Partner Legislation
- January 1, 2005 12:04 AM Sexual Harassment Training
- December 15, 2004 11:57 PM Exempt v. Non-Exempt
- June 15, 2006 10:18 PM Disability Is In The Eye of the Beholder: Court Of Appeal Mandates Employer Accommodation Of Employees "Regarded As" Disabled
- October 5, 2004 12:32 AM California Court of Appeal Faults Employer For Failing To Accommodate Religious Beliefs And Observances
- November 29, 2006 5:04 PM Waiver and Release Agreements Pertaining to Age Discrimination Claims Must Carefully Comply with the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act.
- April 12, 2007 12:00 AM The New EEO-1 Report Requirements
- March 24, 2008 11:49 PM California Appellate Court Rules Live-In Employees Not Entitled to Pay for "On Call" Time
- March 11, 2008 5:32 PM The California Supreme Court Rules That Employees Cannot Be Held Personally Liable For Retaliation
- November 28, 2006 5:12 PM Taylor v. City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- June 26, 2006 11:01 PM U.S. Supreme Court Resolves Circuit Split and Adopts More Lenient Standard for Employees in Title VII Retaliation Cases
- August 18, 2005 8:21 PM The California Supreme Court Clarifies The Conduct Necessary To State A Claim For Retaliation
- December 15, 2004 11:41 PM When Does An Employee Suffer From A "Serious" Health Condition Under CFRA?
- August 16, 2007 10:27 PM Ninth Circuit Rules That Prompt Preventative And Corrective Action By An Employer In Response To A Sexual Harassment Claim May Not Be Enough To Avoid A Trial
- July 25, 2007 11:32 PM California's Office of Administrative Law Approves Final Harassment Training Regulations.
- March 5, 2007 5:10 PM Non-Fraternization Rule Held to Violate NLRA
- January 11, 2007 12:00 AM Ninth Circuit Rules That Individuals May Not Be Held Personally Liable Under The ADA
- December 5, 2006 5:51 PM FINAL PROPOSED REGULATIONS CLARIFY CALIFORNIA'S MANDATORY SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
- April 21, 2006 10:06 PM The California Supreme Court Affirms That the Laws Prohibiting Workplace Harassment Do Not Impose a "Civility Code"
- December 29, 2005 12:11 AM Proposed Regulations Clarify FEHA'S Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Requirements
- July 26, 2005 10:53 PM California Supreme Court Concludes Widespread Sexual Favoritism May Create a Hostile Work Environment
- January 1, 2005 12:04 AM Sexual Harassment Training
- February 15, 2005 6:16 AM RSS
- January 31, 2008 5:57 PM CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT SAYS EMPLOYERS CAN SAY "NO!"
- May 7, 2007 9:19 PM TERMINATION OF EMPLOYEE WHO MADE A THREAT IN THE WORKPLACE CALLED INTO QUESTION WHERE EMPLOYER'S REACTION SUGGESTED THAT STATEMENTS WERE NOT ACTUALLY PERCEIVED AS A THREAT
- October 12, 2006 10:19 PM Federal Litigators Face New Burdens in E-Data Discovery
- August 9, 2006 12:41 AM California Supreme Court Confirms At-Will Means "At Any Time"
- July 11, 2006 4:24 PM California Supreme Court Clarifies Standard For Employment "Discharge" For Imposition Of Waiting Time Penalties
- December 13, 2004 8:43 PM Termination for Fear of Complaint is Unlawful Retaliation
- October 28, 2004 12:01 AM Court Defines "Discharge" For Purposes Of Waiting Time Penalties
- June 8, 2002 12:50 AM Layoffs, Downsizing & Reductions in Force: How to Do Them Right
- January 22, 2007 7:07 PM The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Has Proposed New Travel Expense Reimbursement Regulations: What Employers Need to Know.
- June 8, 2002 5:51 PM Twelve Steps That Will Save Your Company
- October 4, 2006 10:41 PM National Labor Relations Board Clarifies The Definition Of Supervisor
- October 2, 2006 4:30 PM Union Employees Have A Right To Judicially Enforce Minimum Statutory Requirements Such as Rest Period and Wage Statement Rights
- September 28, 2006 11:46 PM Major Victory For Unions, As Ninth Circuit Reverses Itself In Chamber of Commerce v. Lockyer
- April 27, 2005 4:30 PM Unpaid Volunteers Are Not Employees Under The Fair Employment And Housing Act
- July 26, 2005 5:48 PM Court Finds California Employers Can Require Exempt Employees To Use Vacation Time For Partial Day Absences
- June 27, 2005 11:37 PM DLSE Rescinds Controversial Opinion Regarding The Ability Of Exempt Employees To Use Vacation In Partial-Day Increments
- May 30, 2007 12:42 AM EMPLOYERS BEWARE - VIOLENCE AT WORK IS EVERYONE'S PROBLEM
- April 18, 2008 10:25 PM Individual Shareholders, Officers, And Managing Agents Not Personally Liable For Unpaid Wages
- February 12, 2008 8:54 PM The California Court of Appeals Provides Some Guidance on the Scope of the Administrative Exemption to Wage Order No. 4-2001
- January 3, 2008 12:50 AM Sheppard Mullin Wins Major Victory In Challenge To 12-Hour Shift Pay Practices
- December 3, 2007 7:24 PM California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear "Administrative Exemption" Case.
- May 11, 2007 6:04 PM California Court of Appeal Declares Wage Order 16 Valid
- April 27, 2007 6:04 PM Court of Appeals Allows Pre-Class Certification Access to Employees' Contact Information Wage and Hour Class Action
- April 16, 2007 5:18 PM Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.
- November 17, 2006 11:23 PM New Trend in Wage and Hour Lawsuits Targets Pharmaceutical Industry
- October 3, 2006 10:51 PM California Court of Appeal Confirms That Employer Can Lawfully Deny Bonus To Employee Who Is Terminated Prior To The Payout Date if This is Consistent With The Bonus Policy
- September 26, 2006 12:50 AM CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL AFFIRMS THAT CHARGEBACKS AGAINST ADVANCED COMMISSIONS ARE PERMISSIBLE
- September 8, 2006 12:51 AM California Court of Appeal Limits Plaintiffs' Administrative Exhaustion Requirements Under PAGA
- August 24, 2006 7:40 PM California Set To Increase Minimum Wage
- August 23, 2006 5:53 PM Dunbar v. Albertson's: Could Class Certification Denial Be The New Trend?
- July 11, 2006 4:24 PM California Supreme Court Clarifies Standard For Employment "Discharge" For Imposition Of Waiting Time Penalties
- June 22, 2006 7:19 PM Court of Appeal Sides with Sheppard Mullin and Limits Overtime for 12-Hour Shifts
- April 24, 2006 8:36 PM Employees Limited To Claims Against Their Employer For Alleged Failure To Pay Prevailing Wages On Public Works Projects
- February 3, 2006 12:05 AM Employers Do Not Need to Pay Employees For Time They Spend Riding In an Optional Employee Shuttle
- December 8, 2005 9:32 PM California Court Interprets Procedural Requirements for the "Sue Your Boss Law"
- November 14, 2005 11:20 PM U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Time Spent Walking To And From The Worksite Must Be Compensated If It Follows Or Precedes A Principal Work Activity
- September 15, 2005 4:33 PM Assembly Bill 1093: Payment of Wages at Termination and the California Computer Software Exemption Made Easier
- August 24, 2005 7:42 PM U.S. DOL Analyzes Clarifications In Federal Rules Incorporated Within California Exemptions
- August 12, 2005 12:49 AM California Supreme Court Holds That Corporate Officers And Directors Cannot Be Sued Personally For Wage Claims
- May 1, 2005 12:24 AM Computer Professionals and Exempt Classification
- March 1, 2005 4:41 PM California Court Holds That Employer May Charge Back Advanced Commissions When Agreed Upon Conditions Are Not Fulfilled
- December 15, 2004 11:57 PM Exempt v. Non-Exempt
- December 14, 2005 5:10 PM New Decision Finds California WARN Act Does Not Apply To Seamless Transfer Of Employees To Same Positions With New Employer