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Recent developments in the California Court of Appeal could impact pending or future Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) litigation. Though many employers anxiously await a decision in the pending California Supreme Court...
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February 27, 2023
CA Court of Appeal Holds that Plaintiff Whose Individual PAGA Claims Were Ordered to Arbitration May Still Pursue Non-Individual PAGA Claims in Court
Disagreeing with the United States Supreme Court’s conclusion in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, the California Court of Appeal held in Galarsa v. Dolgen California LLC that a plaintiff who has been ordered to...
Update March 23, 2023 On March 22, 2023, Jennifer Abruzzo, the General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (the “NLRB”), circulated a memorandum to the NLRB regional offices related to the McLaren Macomb...
In a 6-3 decision issued today, the United States Supreme Court held that a former employee of an offshore oil rig, who earned more than $200,000 a year, was eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
February 21, 2023
Employers May Require Arbitration Agreements as Condition of Employment, Federal Appeals Court Holds
After more than three years of litigation, the Ninth Circuit has held that AB 51, California’s attempt to ban mandatory employment arbitration agreements, is unenforceable. The History of AB 51 in the Courts California...
Part Three 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...
Effective Feb. 3, 2023, California has implemented new, “permanent,” COVID-19 standards. The new regulations were adopted by Cal/OSHA on Dec. 15, 2022, but only became effective upon the review and final approval by the...
January 26, 2023
30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum Hosted by Thompson Reuters Institute: Competing on a Modest Marketing Budget
At the 30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute, Alexandra DeFelice discusses the how smaller law firms can pull success out of even the most modest marketing budgets....
January 25, 2023
Going Rogue: Navigating a Business Through Fraud or Unethical Conduct by a Co-Owner
Part Two 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...
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...