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Employers in California often present new employees with an arbitration agreement, usually at onboarding. Employers often — or at least they should — take great care when drafting arbitration agreements to ensure they...

On July 1, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered summary judgment in favor of a national homebuilder against its insurance company, United Specialty Insurance Company (“USIC”),...

The news is rife with stories of federal immigration agencies increasing their enforcement activity, particularly US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). But what should...

Today, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the Supreme Court unanimously held that in order to establish a prima facie case of discrimination under Title VII, a plaintiff who is a member of a majority group does not...

Employers in California often offer employees the ability to sign “meal period waivers,” usually at onboarding. These written waivers reflect the employee’s agreement, on a going-forward basis, to waive their first meal...

On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued Memorandum GC 25-05, rescinding certain memoranda issued by the former General Counsel. Former General Counsel Jennifer A....

With the California’s legislative session ending in October, we now know which bills made it through the legislative process and were presented to the governor, and which bills died along that path. For those bills...

Doe v. Second Street Corp., No. B330281, 2024 WL 4350420 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 30, 2024) Summary: The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act applies not just to sexual assault and sexual...

UPDATE: FEBRUARY 18, 2025 This memo has been rescinded. For the latest information, please refer to this article. On Oct. 7, 2024, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), issued...

Quach v. California Commerce Club Inc.,551 P.3d 1123 (Cal. 2024) See our in-depth analysis Employers, Don’t Waive Your Right to Compel Arbitration – The California Supreme Court Just Made It Easier to Do. Bailey v. San...

The Risk of Litigating Before Moving to Arbitrate Many employers in California ask or require their employees to execute arbitration agreements. When a claim arises, the employer has a choice—proceed with litigation...

UPDATE: JULY 1, 2024 The proposed PAGA reform legislation passed the California Assembly and Senate and has been signed into law by Governor Newsom today. What are the main takeaways from the proposed legislation? JUNE 25,...