Class Action Defense: Classification Case

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several bills that will have significant impact on employers’ workplace obligations. Effective January 1, 2019, the new laws will restrict nondisclosure agreements and certain settlement agreements covering...

On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis that arbitration agreements containing class action waivers are enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act. 584 U.S. ___ (Dkts. 16-285, 16-300,...

Published by the North Bay Business Journal . If you are planning to hire new employees to work in your winery, you should be aware of two new employment laws that restrict employers from...

The California Supreme Court established a new three-part test to determine whether a purported independent contractor should be classified as an employee covered by California’s Wage Orders. Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court ,...

The California Fair Employment and Housing Council has published new regulations that increase protections from national origin discrimination, including expanding the definition of “national origin.” The regulations will take effect July 1, 2018. The regulations...

A California court has held that employees required to call their employers before a shift to determine whether they are assigned to work may be entitled to reporting time pay on days when they...

The state of California has long led the nation in regulating the employment relationship. From continuously expanding the classes of employees protected under its anti-discrimination laws, to passing one of the nation’s most comprehensive equal...

Employers which use background checks in their hiring process without obtaining written authorization may wish to review their practices.  The California Supreme Court has rejected an argument that employers could not reconcile the state’s...

By Doug Dexter , Holly Sutton , James Baker, and Brookes Degen In Troester v. Starbucks , a unanimous California Supreme Court held that California labor statutes and wage orders do not incorporate federal de...