by Kevin Meade | Sep 5, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) This Federal law went into effect June 27, 2023, and provides protections for employees and applicants “who have known limitations relating to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition,” by requiring employers to...
by Kevin Meade | Jul 27, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
The California Supreme Court ruled on July 17, 2023, in Adolph v. Uber that “non-individual” employment claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) can remain in court, even where “individual” PAGA claims were ordered to arbitration. PAGA enables...
by Kevin Meade | Jun 23, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
On June 23, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) settled a split among lower Circuit Courts of Appeal and ruled that litigation in federal district trial courts is automatically stayed when a party appeals the denial of a motion to compel arbitration....
by Kevin Meade | May 19, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
California’s Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, Labor Code section 2698 et seq. (“PAGA”) is in the news again as oral arguments were presented last week in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, case number S274671 (“Adolph”), in the Supreme Court of the State of California...
by Scott Halberstadt | Apr 3, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, Litigation Matters, News
General Contractors and Owner’s Representatives May Be Liable Generally, a subcontractor is solely responsible for the injury to one of its workers on the job site. However, as a recent California Court of Appeal reminded us, that is not absolute. The case involved an...
by Kate Vescera | Jan 26, 2023 | Business Law, Employment - California, News
What is the Proposed FTC Rule? The FTC has proposed a new rule (the “FTC Rule”) that would prohibit non-compete agreements in most employment situations. (The full text of the FTC Rule can be found here:...
