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Labor and Employment Practice
Despite the DLSE's effort to provide guidance to employers on compliance with the act, questions remain.
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Labor and Employment Practice
A new tidal wave of employment laws is about to flood the shores of California. On January 1, 2012, multiple new laws will take effect in California, and they will have a significant impact on the employment practices of compani... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
On October 9, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 459, which prohibits employers from willfully misclassifying workers as independent contractors. The new law, designed to force businesses to rethink the... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
On April 26, in Pearson Dental Supplies, Inc. v. Superior Court (Turcios) , the California Supreme Court expanded the narrow scope of judicial review of an arbitration award in an employment case brought under California's Fa... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
The California Court of Appeal's new decision in Coito v. Superior Court , ___ Cal. App. 5th ___ (Cal. Ct. App., 5th Dist., Mar. 4, 2010) opens a can of worms for employers relating to attorney work-product protection over thir... more
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On November 23, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) issued an opinion letter stating that employers may deduct vacation and sick leave banks for exempt employees' partial-day absences of fewer than four... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
In a decision strengthening the right of employers and employees to negotiate the terms of employees' compensation, the California Supreme Court in Schachter v. Citigroup, Inc. , No. S161385 (November 2, 2009), affirmed summary... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
On June 29, the California Supreme Court issued a decision in Arias v. Superior Court (Angelo Dairy) , No. S155965 (June 29, 2009), that could result in even more lawsuits against employers over wage and hour claims. By ruling... more
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In a decision with significant implications for California employers of tipped employees, on June 2 the California Court of Appeal reversed the decision of the San Diego Superior Court in Chau v. Starbucks Corp. , Case No. GIC8... more
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In a case that will be of interest to any company that employs unlicensed accountants, including professional accounting firms, the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of California under Judge Lawrence K. Karlton granted su... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
On December 10, the California Court of Appeal granted summary judgment in favor of Starbucks Corporation, finding that plaintiffs seeking to represent a potential class of 135,000 job applicants failed to show they were harmed... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
In a case with potentially far-reaching implications for California and non-California employers alike— Sullivan v. Oracle Corporation , 08 C.D.O.S. 13881 (9th Cir. Nov. 6, 2008)—the Ninth Circuit held that the requi... more
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On September 30, Governor Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 10 (AB 10), which clarifies California Labor Code section 515.5’s exemption for computer professionals paid on a salaried basis. In addition to clarificatio... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
In Edwards v. Arthur Andersen LLP , the California Supreme Court has confirmed that even limited noncompetition agreements are not enforceable in California. The Supreme Court also held that release agreements are valid even t... more
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Labor and Employment Practice
In a case that may have far-reaching and positive implications for both California employers and employees, the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District held that (1) employers need not ensure that their emp... more
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Labor and Employment
In August 2006, San Francisco’s mayor signed into law the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO). The HCSO requires certain employers operating with the geographic limits of the City and County of San Francis... more
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Labor and Employment
On November 5, 2007, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc. , holding that an employer may indemnify employees for reasonable and necessary business expenses under California L... more
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Labor and Employment
In accordance with a 2006 legislative enactment, effective January 1, 2008, the California minimum wage will increase by $0.50, from $7.50 per hour to $8.00 per hour. This increase will have broad-ranging effects on companies w... more
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Labor and Employment
On October 9, Governor Schwarzenegger signed California Assembly Bill (AB) 392 into law. AB 392 adds Section 395.10 to the California Military and Veterans Code and creates a new leave of absence right for spouses of military p... more
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Labor and Employment
On August 30, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Gentry v. Circuit City Stores, Inc. (Gentry) . In this important decision, the court held that a class action waiver contained in an employment arbitration agree... more
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In Green v. State of California , S137770, the California Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 opinion issued on August 23, that California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) requires plaintiffs to prove that they are “qualified ... more
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On August 17, regulations under California’s mandatory sexual harassment prevention training law took effect. Since the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) first proposed regulations under this law, commonl... more
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Labor and Employment
On April 13, 2007, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Murphy v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (Murphy) , holding that the remedy provided by California Labor Code Section 226.7 (Section 226.7) for rest break a... more
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Labor and Employment
Earlier this week, legislative action was taken to delay, by 120 days, full implementation of San Francisco Measure F, known as the Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (the Ordinance). As the February 5, 2007 effective date of the Ord... more