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A collection of articles and posts covering Employment Law. Browse the excerpts and click the READ MORE link for full articles.
For Those Wondering What Happened with the $100 Million Settlement with Uber
After years of litigation, an appeals court held that Uber Technologies, Inc. may legally require its drivers to take any disputes to private arbitration. In Mohamed v. Uber Technologies, the Ninth Circuit Court of California stated that Uber’s arbitration agreements...
New California Employment Laws in 2016
New California Employment Laws in 2016 California’s State Legislature’s session for the year ended September 30th, which was the deadline for Governor Jerry Brown to sign or veto any bills sent to his desk. Some of the signed bills in the area of employment law...
Governor Brown Signs Historic Bill Expanding Overtime for Farm Workers
The battle for fair pay and equitable overtime standards for agricultural workers has been a political movement in the US for some time now. Farm workers in California continuously work long hours in demanding conditions without fair wages but on August 29, 2016...
Can an Employer Require Employees to Waive Rights to a Class Action?
In the case, Morris v. Ernst & Young, LLP, Ernst & Young required employees to sign employment contracts containing a “concert action waiver” which forced workers to arbitrate their claims against the company individually. The United States District Court for...
State of California Beginning to pay Attention to What Goes on with PAGA Claims
In 2004, California enacted the Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) which allowed aggrieved employees to pursue penalties against their employer on behalf of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (“LWDA”). The act was initially passed because the LWDA lacked...
Media Big Wig Ousted on the Heels of Accounts of Sexual Harassment
Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of Fox News, has recently come under fire after shocking sexual harassment claims from former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson. Carlson joined Fox News in 2005 but ultimately left the network after her contract expired in June of 2016,...
WHY MAKE EMPLOYEES STAND ALL DAY?
Making employees stand all day can have harmful health consequences, but many employers continue to refuse to allow employees to sit down to perform any of their duties. The California Supreme Court has recently issued a decision interpreting state regulations...
Thanks, Supremes!
In 2011, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wrote a 5-4 decision for the U. S. Supreme Court, in Wal-Mart-Stores v. Dukes, reversing the certification of a nationwide employment class action of women against WalMart, involving promotions within the company,...
Time for a Rest Break?
Most California private sector employees are entitled to paid rest periods (Labor Code Section 226.7). There are exceptions for executives, administrators or professionals, who are exempt from the overtime laws, and for a few miscellaneous categories such as some...
