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Law360 (June 11, 2019, 10:32 PM EDT) — A California appeals court on Monday handed a win to grocery chain Safeway Inc. in a suit brought by a group of former employees challenging the company’s former policy...
February 20, 2020
AB5 Construction Exemption – A Checklist to Avoid Application of AB5’s Three-Part Test
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...
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”...
February 19, 2020
You Can’t Ask This: The Spread of Salary History Bans and What It Means for Employers
A growing number of state and local governments across the country are enacting laws that limit employers’ ability to ask about or consider applicants’ salary history. These laws are part of a nationwide effort to reduce...
February 14, 2020
California Supreme Court Holds That Time Spent Undergoing Exit Searches Constitutes Compensable “Hours Worked”
On February 13, 2020, in a unanimous opinion, the California Supreme Court held in Frlekin v. Apple Inc., Case No. S243805, that time spent on an employer’s premises waiting for, and undergoing, required exit searches...
Ridgeway v. Wal-Mart, Inc., 946 F.3d 1066 (9th Cir. 2020) The employer must pay minimum wages to employees for time spent on mandated layovers where the employer’s policy imposes constraints on employees’ movements during...
February 10, 2020
California Supreme Court Resolves Split in Authority By Affirming Grande Decision and Disapproving Castillo
Update June 30, 2022: On June 30, 2022, in a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court affirmed the California Court of Appeal’s decision in Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, Nos. E068730, E068751, discussed...
January 15, 2020, Irvine, Calif. – Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that 10 of the firm’s partners have been named as 2020 Southern California “Super Lawyers” in the following practice...
February 3, 2020
Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking State’s Enforcement of New Law Banning Mandatory Employee Arbitration Agreements
Update Feb. 21, 2023 On Feb. 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion affirming the District Court’s preliminary injunction on the grounds that AB 51 is preempted by the FAA. For more on that decision, please see our...
Payne & Fears LLP (P&F) has elected three of its attorneys to the partnership. The new partners include Melissa Clark, David (“Dave”) Grant, and Robert (“Bobby”) Matsuishi. Dave and Bobby have worked as...
You are invited to join Payne & Fears LLP and ADP for a co-hosted seminar for employers in the area who are interested in demonstrating compliance with California state laws. Topics: The assault on employment arbitration...
January 8, 2020
NLRB Holds Employers May Restrict Company Email Systems for Non-Work Related Reasons
On December 16, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued a decision in Caesars Entertainment holding that businesses may restrict employees from using a company’s internal email systems for union and...