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Now that California and many other states have entered the first full week of Stay-At-Home orders, many businesses are confronting the reality that they have significant lease commitments without the ability to meaningfully...
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With countless businesses having either temporarily closed or significantly reduced operations during the coronavirus pandemic, many businesses are rightfully concerned about their ability to meet obligations, and, relatedly,...
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC STATEWIDE GUIDANCE AND CHECKLISTS Industry Guidance to Reduce Risk [Updated Regularly] RESOURCES FOR BUSINESSES FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT EMPLOYEE RELATIONS & MANAGEMENT REAL...
February 20, 2020
AB5 Construction Exemption – A Checklist to Avoid Application of AB5’s Three-Part Test
Construction companies have a unique opportunity to avoid the application of the restrictive new independent contractors’ law that took effect this year. This article provides a checklist that will help construction...
On August 8, 2019, the Department of Labor issued an Opinion Letter explaining that employees may take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) to attend a meeting discussing their child’s Individualized...
Congratulations, your organization has decided to transition to a paperless human resources environment. While the benefits are numerous, such as increased efficiency and cost savings, the actual process of converting paper...
For many companies, customer information ranks among its most important assets. Yet these days, employees often keep this sensitive customer information in electronic locations that are not readily accessible to or controlled...
The 2018 General Session of the Utah Legislature saw significant developments in some areas of employment law, while in other areas Salt Lake City or other states implemented changes that may point to further action in future...
On February 8, 2018, Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found that couriers for the tech/food delivery service company GrubHub, Inc. (“GrubHub”) were properly classified as independent contractors. Judge Corley made...
November 30, 2017
Non-Compete and Trade Secret Law in Utah: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t Changed and How to Prepare for What’s Ahead
The general rule in the United States has historically permitted non-competition agreements when they are reasonable in time and geographic scope. California has been the leading exception. Business and...
Every company that uses email or stores files electronically (i.e. every company) finding itself in litigation must comply with increasingly onerous discovery obligations. While electronic storage and transmission of...
September 28, 2017
Politics in the Workplace: Do NFL Players Have Freedom of Speech to Protest at Games?
It’s nearly impossible to turn on the TV and not hear something about the NFL player protests and whether such actions are protected speech under the First Amendment. While these protests started last season, they...