Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
On April 29, 2020, the City of Los Angeles adopted the COVID-19 Right of Recall Ordinance and COVID-19 Worker Retention Ordinance. On May 3, 2020 Mayor Eric Garcetti approved the ordinances. Both ordinances go into effect on June 14, 2020.
Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Legal Alert, Labor and Employment Law
This week, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order N-62-20 creating a presumption of workers’ compensation eligibility for California employees who have contracted or who later contract COVID-19 at any time since reporting to work following California’s March 19 stay-at-home order.
Case Summary, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Case Summary, Labor and Employment Law
This month's key employment law cases involve disability, retaliation, and employee benefits.
Article, Business Litigation
2020 | Article, Business Litigation
While much of the world came to a halt in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the California Courts of Appeal were busy issuing important decisions on the enforceability of arbitration clauses. As the economy starts to reopen, businesses can use this guidance to protect themselves from costly and public litigation later.
Article, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Article, Labor and Employment Law
The EEOC recently updated its guidance, What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws, including several FAQs on reasonable accommodation and harassment.
Article, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Article, Labor and Employment Law
The EEOC continues to update its pandemic preparedness guidance regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act, and other Equal Employment Opportunity laws in the wake of COVID-19. The guidance covers important return-to-work issues for disability-related inquiries, pre-entry medical screens, retention of medical information, and personal protective gear in the wake of COVID-19 closures.
Legal Alert, Business Litigation
2020 | Legal Alert, Business Litigation
Today, President Donald Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPP/HCEA”) into law. This legislation infuses approximately $300 billion into the recently depleted Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and provides additional funding for healthcare providers.
Legal Alert, Business Litigation
2020 | Legal Alert, Business Litigation
On April 23, 2020, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a party whose trademark has been infringed is not required to prove a “willful” violation to obtain an award of defendant’s ill-gotten profits. This potentially exposes the trademark infringer’s profits in every infringement case.
Article, Labor and Employment Law
2020 | Article, Labor and Employment Law
On May 21, 2018, the Supreme Court in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis held that employee arbitration agreements containing class or collective action waivers were enforceable. The high court’s blessing of the practice cemented what had already become de rigueur even before the decision, and today, arbitration agreements requiring individual arbitration have become standard practice for employers throughout the country.
