Events

Farella's Employment Law Symposium

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 laws and regulations affecting employers in California through a series of interactive presentations by Farella’s dedicated employment law team. We also shared insights and lessons learned from recent trial experiences in 2023.

Program 1: California Employment Law Updates: What to Look Out for in 2024
Speakers: Benjamin Buchwalter, Rebecca Stephens, Jamie Talt, and Ryan Wessels

Program 2: Conducting Effective, Defensible Investigations (with Lessons Learned from Summary Judgment & Trial)
Speakers: Chandra Andrade and Jaya Bajaj

Program 3: Employers Face Significant New Requirements for Severance Agreements and Non-Competes
Speakers: Holly Sutton and Kevin Jones

Firm Highlights

Publication

Trial Courts’ Tool Box Doesn’t Include PAGA Manageability Authority

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...

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California’s Estrada Decision and Impact on Employers and PAGA Claims

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...

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Compelling Employees to Arbitration Suddenly Has Less of an Upside

On July 17, the California Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Adolph v. Uber Techs Inc., as to whether employees still have standing to sue for "non-individual" PAGA claims when they have been...

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Employment Law Symposium Recordings & Articles

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...

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A Summary of New Laws Coming for California Employers in 2024

In 2023, California has adopted several new employment laws either introducing new employee protections or codifying existing practices into state law. With these changes, employers will need to examine and adjust some of their...

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Publication

Conducting Effective, Defensible Investigations (With Lessons Learned from Summary Judgment & Trial)

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...

Read More