Weekly Wages Due on Saturday May Be Paid the Following Monday

?Takeaway: Reading a provision of the California Labor Code together with a provision of the California Code of Civil Procedure leads to the conclusion that where weekly wages are due to be... Read more »

Arbitration Agreements Binding Without Remembering Handwritten Signatures

?Takeaway: When employees claimed they did not remember signing arbitration agreements but did not claim their handwritten signatures were forged or inauthentic, the employees were required to arbitrate their workplace claims.  ?Authenticating... Read more »

Berkeley, Calif. Adopts Fair Work Week Measures

?Berkeley, Calif. recently joined Los Angeles, San Francisco and Emeryville, Calif.; New York City; Philadelphia; Chicago; Seattle; Euless, Texas; and Oregon as jurisdictions that have enacted fair workweek legislation. The Berkeley Fair... Read more »

California Releases Updated Guidance for 2022 Pay Data Reporting

?The California Civil Rights Division (CRD) recently released updated guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the 2022 California pay data reports, which covered employers must submit via the... Read more »

Los Angeles Adopts Fair Workweek Measures

?Los Angeles recently joined Berkeley, San Francisco and Emeryville, Calif.; New York City; Philadelphia; Chicago; Seattle; Euless, Texas; and Oregon as jurisdictions that have enacted fair workweek legislation.  The Los Angeles Fair... Read more »

California Court Issues Favorable Background Check Ruling for Employer

?Employers in California are frequently faced with class-action lawsuits brought by current or former employees. Oftentimes, these actions are brought for alleged wage and hour violations, but we’ve seen an uptick in... Read more »

San Francisco Mandates Paid Military Leave

?San Francisco recently passed a law that allows employees who are members of the U.S. military to take paid military leave for one or more days at a time for up to... Read more »

Product Demonstrator Not Considered Outside Salesperson Under California Law

?Takeaway: California’s outside salesperson exemption to wage and hour laws did not apply where the employer controlled the employee’s hours and working conditions, although the employer did not own or lease the location... Read more »

Rejected Job Applicant May Go Forward with Disability Bias Claim

?Takeaway: An applicant for a position as a special education aide who was rejected after she failed a physical exam could bring her disability bias claim to trial where she showed that... Read more »

Employer that Failed to Pay Arbitration Fees on Time Could Not Compel Arbitration

?Takeaway: Under a 2019 amendment to the California Arbitration Act, an employer’s failure to pay arbitration fees within 30 days of their due date put it in material breach of its arbitration agreement... Read more »