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United States Supreme Court Rejects Prejudice Requirement for Employees Asserting that their Employer has Waived its Arbitration Right When it Litigates before Moving to Compel Arbitration In a unanimous decision issued on May 23, 2022, the Supreme Court in Morgan v....
On February 10, Congress passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act and sent the Act to President Biden for signature. President Biden is expected to sign the bill this week, which will become law immediately upon signature by the...
California United States District Court Judge Edward Chen granted class certification to UPS workers who allege the company violated state pay statement laws concerning the payment of meal and rest break payments, yet denied certification concerning meal and rest...
California employers should revisit their policies and handbooks to assess compliance with the slew of new California employment laws that take effect on January 1, 2021, or shortly thereafter. Not surprisingly, a handful of this year’s 18 new employment laws relate...
A new California Court of Appeal arbitration decision questions the paid forum’s ability to adequately protect litigants and challenges whether discovery in such forums is truly fair under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), California Arbitration Act (“CAA”) or the...
The U.S. Supreme Court handed gay advocates a pivotal win Monday, ruling that a federal law banning gender bias protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and identity. In California, state law expressly prohibits discrimination against any...
As employers in Orange County and the rest of California get back to business, employees have questions, including whether they can (1) refuse to work if they feel unsafe and (2) what happens to the litany of unemployment benefits if they do; and (3) What is the...
The U.S. Department of Labor on Saturday further fleshed out its rules governing the new emergency sick leave law enacted in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, tackling nearly two dozen “critical issues” that hadn’t yet been addressed. The agency’s latest...
Making it one of the most difficult cities to conduct business in, the L.A. City Council just passed a COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave law which provides up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave to employees who work within the City of Los Angeles. This...
After California Supreme Court justice Justice Goodwin H. Liu criticized restaurant chain Reins International California Inc.’s position that a worker who settled his individual labor violation claims could not pursue a Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) action on...