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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...
Frlekin v. Apple, Inc., — Cal. — (2020) Summary: The time employees spent on Apple’s premises waiting for and undergoing a mandatory exit search of personal belongings was compensable as “hours worked”...
Last week, the Court of Appeal gave a victory to non-contracted providers of emergency medical services. In San Jose Neurospine v. Aetna Health of California, the court rejected Aetna’s position that because the...
Roza C. Rosner and Matthew C. Lewis, of Payne & Fears LLP, published an article in the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) December 2019 newsletter regarding...
February 29, 2020
Ninth Circuit Confirms (Again): Employers Cannot Rely on Prior Pay to Justify Gender Pay Disparities
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)...
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...
February 26, 2020
The OC Hispanic Bar Association’s 42nd Annual Gala Scholarship Fundraiser & Installation Dinner
Payne & Fears LLP is proudly sponsoring the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association’s 42nd Annual Scholarship Fundraiser and Installation Dinner. About the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association (OCHBA) Since its...
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...