Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
Many employers have elected to implement a remote work policy in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. If you are one of them, you should consider the following as you transition your workforce to a remote working environment.
Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
In the wake of the COVID-19 virus, employers of all sizes are facing difficult decisions that need to be made without delay. To this end, we will be providing a series of alerts over the next few days to help employers navigate workplace issues posed by the virus.
To assist in answering the question, “What should we be doing right now,” below is a checklist of suggestions for employers to consider.
Legal Alert, Insurance Coverage
2020 | Legal Alert, Insurance Coverage
How bad will the pandemic get? How much will it spread in the United States? Will we develop a vaccine in time to do any good? As insurance lawyers, we have no idea. But we can help you figure out whether your business is insured for the coronavirus risks that keep business owners up at night.
Case Summary, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Case Summary, Labor and Employment Law
This month's key cases involve payment of wages, res judicata, and gender discrimination.
Legal Alert, Business Litigation
2020 | Legal Alert, Business Litigation
Last week, the Court of Appeal gave a victory to non-contracted providers of emergency medical services.
Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
In April 2018, the Ninth Circuit held that employers cannot consider pre-employment salary history, even in combination with other factors, to justify gender pay disparities. See Rizo v. Yovino, 887 F.3d 453 (9th Cir. 2018) (en banc). Why is the Ninth Circuit deciding this case again? The author of the majority opinion, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, unfortunately died before the previous opinion was issued, and since his vote made a difference to the outcome of the case, the Supreme Court ordered the decision vacated. See Yovino v. Rizo, 139 S. Ct. 706 (2019).
Article, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Article, Labor and Employment Law
Minority attorneys continue to depart law firms at a higher rate than those in the majority and continue to be substantially underrepresented at the partner level. With the continued demands of clients and other organizations to improve diversity, law firms need to embrace new and creative solutions.
Article, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Article, Labor and Employment Law
Construction companies have a unique opportunity to avoid the application of the restrictive new independent contractors' law that took effect this year. This article provides a checklist that will help construction companies determine whether their relationships with subcontractors qualify for this exemption.
Legal Alert, Insurance Coverage
2020 | Legal Alert, Insurance Coverage
Many businesses shift risk by requiring others with whom they do business - e.g., vendors, subcontractors, suppliers, and others - to procure insurance on their behalf by making the business an "additional insured" under the other person's liability insurance policy.