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On Jan. 5, 2023, the FTC proposed a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their workers. The new rule would apply to new and existing non-compete agreements. The new rule would make it...

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) closed out a busy 2022 with four labor-friendly decisions that will reshape the employment landscape in 2023. NLRB Adds Consequential Damages Remedy In its most far-reaching opinion,...

Part One of a Series Payne & Fears’ Business Litigation Group helps businesses and their owners with wide-ranging disputes. In our practice, we’ve noticed that in disputes among business partners there are common...

Alexandra DeFelice served as co-moderator of “Ensuring Success” a two-day seminar consisting of 14 panel discussions aimed at helping partners and other firm leaders navigate hot topics in professional service...

Starting at the end of 2020/early 2021, many California cities codified supplemental COVID-related paid sick leave, providing benefits beyond the state’s COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“2022 SPSL”). Although...

Camp v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., 84 Cal. App. 5th 638 (2022) Summary Where an employer can and does track the exact time in minutes that its employees work each shift, and those records show that employees were not paid for...

Last year, the Texas Supreme Court adopted a narrow exception to the state’s eight-corners rule, and allowed the consideration of extrinsic evidence to determine the duty to defend. The exception arguably raised more...

The California Court of Appeal issued a decision this week that could spell the end of time rounding in California. In Camp v. Home Depot U.S.A. Inc., No. H049033, 2022 WL 13874360 (Oct. 24, 2022), the court held that, where...

Drug screenings form a routine part of many hiring processes, but a new law may require employers to review this practice. The law, AB 2188, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 18, 2022, amends the California Fair Employment...

Time to update your employee handbooks. Governor Newsom has signed AB 1949, making California one of the few states to mandate bereavement leave for employees, effective Jan. 1, 2023....

Update 01/19/2023: The California Civil Rights Department has updated its Frequently Asked Questions page regarding pay data reporting to reflect the new requirements flowing from SB 1162.  In 2017, California led the nation...

Introducing: the California Civil Rights Department No, this is not a new government agency. Rather, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) was rebranded as the Civil Rights Department, or CRD, to more...