A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling presents a broad interpretation of arbitration agreements when an employee knowingly waives the right to a judicial forum to resolve statutory claims.
Recent court rulings that have found for employers in wage statement cases may have bucked a trend, but it remains to be seen how such decisions could impact the amount of legal action filed.
Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) issued a statement regarding the 2021-22 state budget.
A federal appeals court has ruled a lawsuit against employer must be arbitrated when the employee knowingly and voluntarily waives their right to a judicial forum.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP is deepening its bench of highly experienced California litigators with the addition of Rodney M. Hudson as a shareholder in its expanding Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation and Products Liability & Mass Torts Litigation Practices.
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. recently partnered with The Association of Corporate Counsel’s (ACC’s) Employment and Labor Law Network (ELLN) to develop “RACE Talks: Realign Act Change Engage,” a 10-week racial equity education program focusing on individual transformation and change to ensure a more racially just workplace and society.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced an ambitious a list of 400 new budget proposals based on a $76 billion surplus, but much of the money is already spoken for by constitutional mandates and the number of initiatives is raising questions about California’s long-term financial health.
Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has released the results of its ninth annual survey, completed by 1,160 in-house lawyers, C-suite executives and human resources professionals.
A new California bill that would require businesses to report wage and hour metrics and employee benefits would also provide eligible companies access to tax benefits, contracts, and other incentives from the state.
With the end of the school year roughly two months away, questions persist about how many schools will be returning to in-person instruction absent a specific mandate to do so.
A new report examining the impact of excessive tort claims in California finds that reforming the system could help create more than 200,000 jobs and an estimated $46 billion in economic activity.
As the country continues to navigate through the challenging COVID-19 pandemic, the dramatic political change in administration this month in Washington, D.C., will similarly prompt a seismic shift in regulation and policy initiatives affecting employers.
New guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) seeks to clarify to what degree employers can require workers to get the COVID-19 vaccine and what exceptions are permitted.
California's training law requires that covered employers train employees, including supervisory employees, on sexual harassment issues every two years
As people recover from COVID-19 and report lingering effects that make it difficult to perform their job duties, these cases may be afforded accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
While a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on the Sept. 30 deadline is designed to address pay disparity, it has raised concerns about using insufficient wage data that could possibly find fault where none exists.
As progress toward a safe COVID-19 vaccine continues to unfold, businesses have begun to evaluate the different legal avenues they’ll need to consider for workplace vaccination policies.
As businesses plan for reopening, any COVID-19 testing of employees must be done uniformly or it could result in litigation under the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) or California’s fair employment statute, a law professor said.
The following cases categorized as "subrogation/insurance" were on the docket in the Superior Court of California for San Francisco County on July 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
