News & Insights

The new year brought to San Francisco the most comprehensive parental leave law offered anywhere in the country. Under the San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (PPLO), when covered employees use California paid family...

In a positive development for employers, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) announced on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, that it is withdrawing two Interpretations issued during the Obama Administration. Interpretation No....

This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage-and-hour and discrimination issues. Wage & Hour – Batze v. Safeway, Inc., 10 Cal. App. 5th 440, 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 390 (2017) Summary: While...

May’s key California employment law cases involve “on call” meal and rest periods, and employees working seven days a week. Wage-and-Hour – Meal and Rest Periods – Bartoni v. Am. Med. Response W., 11...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve civil procedure (class and representative actions) and wage-and-hour (retaliation) issues. Civil Procedure – Class and Representative Actions– Microsoft Corp....

Attorneys Rich Zepfel and Timothy Heggem contributed their thoughts to World Sports Advocate in their March 2017 issue. The article is titled “NBA launch professional eSports league.”...

A number of bills currently before the Nevada Legislature will affect employers if signed into law. The following summarizes these bills as they have been introduced. Summary of Prospective Bills SB157 provides that an...

California recently enacted legislation that markedly increases disclosure requirements for commercial landlords regarding accessibility compliance. Since 2013, Civil Code section 1938 has required commercial landlords to...

A federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its Final Rule implementing higher salary requirements to qualify for an overtime...

Another city has added to the burdens of doing business in California by passing its own paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements not always consistent with state law. On June 7, 2016, voters approved an ordinance...

Exceeding even the newly expanded requirements of state law, on June 2, 2016, the Los Angeles City Council increased the city-wide minimum wage to $10.50 per hour and doubled employee paid sick time to 48 hours per year. Los...

Almost all companies have information that they consider trade secrets. On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act creating a new federal civil cause of action which companies may use to...