Employees can continue pursuing their collective claims over labor violations even when their individual claims go to arbitration, the California Supreme Court recently ruled. In Adolph v. Uber Technologies, the court concluded... Read more »
What’s in store for artificial intelligence (AI) in California? Will there be an “AI summer” hiatus as the state assembly recommends, or will legislation and regulatory proposals go forging ahead? Regardless of... Read more »
Takeaway: Employees in California who, following a March 2020 order from Gov. Gavin Newsom, were forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic were entitled to reimbursement from their employer... Read more »
California has re-established the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), an agency that can develop strict industry-specific rules that may affect wages, working conditions and workers’ rights. This move could help the Legislature get... Read more »
A California appellate court recently ruled that the Walt Disney Co. violated a local minimum wage law in Anaheim, Ca., the location of Disneyland, the company’s original theme park. A class-action lawsuit representing... Read more »
California employers, beware: The state’s top prosecutor just announced his office is conducting an investigative sweep of whether and how large California employers have complied with data privacy requirements for employees and... Read more »
California has re-established the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), an agency that can develop strict industry-specific rules that may affect wages, working conditions and workers’ rights. This move could help the Legislature get... Read more »
Takeaway: A release of liability for wrongful termination signed before the employee’s last day of work did not violate a provision of California law prohibiting pre-dispute releases of liability because, at the... Read more »
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that employers are not liable when an employee catches a virus at work and transmits the virus to a family member. The case, Kuciemba v. Victory... Read more »
By now, California employers are quite familiar with the following situation: the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) makes a change to COVID-19 guidance, and your workplace obligations are affected under Cal/OSHA’s... Read more »