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February 19, 2020
You Can’t Ask This: The Spread of Salary History Bans and What It Means for Employers
A growing number of state and local governments across the country are enacting laws that limit employers’ ability to ask about or consider applicants’ salary history. These laws are part of a nationwide effort to reduce...
February 14, 2020
California Supreme Court Holds That Time Spent Undergoing Exit Searches Constitutes Compensable “Hours Worked”
On February 13, 2020, in a unanimous opinion, the California Supreme Court held in Frlekin v. Apple Inc., Case No. S243805, that time spent on an employer’s premises waiting for, and undergoing, required exit searches...
Ridgeway v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 946 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2020) The employer must pay minimum wages to employees for time spent on mandated layovers where the employer’s policy imposes constraints on employees’ movements during...
February 10, 2020
California Supreme Court Resolves Split in Authority By Affirming Grande Decision and Disapproving Castillo
Update June 30, 2022: On June 30, 2022, in a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court affirmed the California Court of Appeal’s decision in Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, Nos. E068730, E068751, discussed...
February 3, 2020
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking State’s Enforcement of New Law Banning Mandatory Employee Arbitration Agreements
Update Feb. 21, 2023 On Feb. 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion affirming the District Court’s preliminary injunction on the grounds that AB 51 is preempted by the FAA. For more on that decision, please see our...
January 8, 2020
NLRB Holds Employers May Restrict Company Email Systems for Non-Work Related Reasons
On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Caesars Entertainment holding that businesses may restrict employees from using a company’s internal email systems for union and...
This month’s key California employment law cases involve disability discrimination, wage and hour, and arbitration agreements enforcement. Doe v. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation, No. E071224, 2019 WL 6907515...
This morning, a federal judge from the Eastern District of California granted a temporary restraining order preventing California from enforcing Assembly Bill (AB) 51. AB 51-which was set to take effect on January 1,...
Carroll v. City & Cnty. of S.F., 41 Cal. App. 5th 805, 254 Cal. Rptr. 3d 519 (2019) Summary: Each alleged reduction of monthly disability retirement benefit payments for discriminatory reasons was continuing...
This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage-and-hour discrimination in employment. Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, 40 Cal. App. 5th 1239, 253 Cal. Rptr. 3d 798 (2019) Summary: Term...
This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage and hour, discrimination in employment, and insurance coverage. ZB, N.A. v. Super Ct. of San Diego Cty., 8 Cal. 5th 175, 252 Cal. Rptr. 3d 228 (2019)...