Outside the Office
Ben enjoys cooking, running, American & African history and literature, and consuming podcasts on news, TV, and films. Ben lives in Oakland, California, where he is often found trying to corral his two wonderful kids.
Ben enjoys cooking, running, American & African history and literature, and consuming podcasts on news, TV, and films. Ben lives in Oakland, California, where he is often found trying to corral his two wonderful kids.
California is expanding its longstanding prohibition on noncompete agreements in 2024, in some of the most impactful legislative changes California employers should address in the new year. Effective Jan. 1, 2024, two new laws...
Employers Face Significant New Requirements for Severance Agreements and Non-Competes (Recording) Conducting Effective, Defensible Investigations (With Lessons Learned from Summary Judgment & Trial) (Recording) California Employment Law Updates: What to Look Out for in...
Farella's 2024 Employment Law Symposium provided invaluable insights that will keep you and your talent team at the forefront of California employment law trends. The Symposium offered a unique chance to deepen your understanding of new...
Following Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. , the California Supreme Court’s employee-friendly Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ruling earlier this year, employers must remain more diligent than ever to prevent and mitigate costly...
The ever-evolving landscape of employment laws in California has introduced a notable change with the implementation of a new law that establishes a rebuttable presumption of retaliation in some circumstances. This law, which took...
California has introduced a new requirement compelling most employers to implement a workplace violence prevention policy by July 1, 2024. The implications of this law are significant, prompting the need for human resource executives...
In Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, Inc. , the California Supreme Court jump-started 2024 with a boon to employees, ending trial courts’ inherent authority to dismiss unmanageable claims under the Private Attorneys’ General Act...
Sushila Chanana and Benjamin Buchwalter will present "AI and Privacy: What Every Company Needs To Do Today" at the ACC 2024 Privacy Summit. The session will introduce the basics of AI governance, such as ownership...