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The California Court of Appeal recently ruled that a “wage-and-hour” exclusion in an employment practices liability insurance (“EPLI”) policy must be narrowly interpreted to extend coverage for...

The California Supreme Court has struck a blow to insurers’ attempts to contract out of more policyholder friendly jurisdictions, holding that the notice-prejudice rule is a fundamental public policy. Pitzer College v....

Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 5 (“AB5”), controversial legislation which will have a substantial impact on California employers when it goes into effect on January 1, 2020.  AB5 enacts...

On August 29, 2019, the California Supreme Court held in OTO, L.L.C. v. Kho, S244630, that a mandatory arbitration agreement may be unenforceable against employee wage claims if it requires the employee to forego the...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve payment of wages, workplace conditions, public employment issues, and civil procedure. Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Servs., 928 F.3d 810 (9th Cir. 2019)...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve EEOC charges, disability discrimination, and meal breaks. Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 1843 (2019) Summary:  Title VII’s charge-filing...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve the Dynamex case and the effect of prior administrative hearing on a civil lawsuit. Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc., 923 F.3d 575 (2019), reh’g...

This month’s key employment law cases address the enforcement of arbitration agreements. Diaz v. Sohnen Enters., 34 Cal. App. 5th 126, 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 827 (2019) Summary:  When employee continues his or her...

While the California Labor Code specifies that an off-duty meal period must consist of at least 30 minutes of uninterrupted time during which the employee is relieved of all duties, the duration requirement for an on-duty...

As we previously reported, on May 2, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, 923 F.3d 575 (9th Cir. 2019), held that the California Supreme Court’s landmark decision in...

The California Court of Appeal has affirmed a complete victory by Safeway Inc. over a certified class of wage-and-hour plaintiffs. Esparza v. Safeway Inc., et al., B287927 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC369766, June 10,...

On May 16, 2019, a federal jury handed down a huge win for a compounding pharmacy, Imprimis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in its defense of efforts by pharmaceutical giant Allergan USA, Inc. to put it out of business. On September...