This month’s key California employment law cases involve EEOC charges, disability discrimination, and meal breaks. Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, 139 S. Ct. 1843 (2019) Summary: Title VII’s charge-filing...
This month’s key California employment law cases involve the Dynamex case and the effect of prior administrative hearing on a civil lawsuit. Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, Inc., 923 F.3d 575 (2019), reh’g...
This month’s key employment law cases address the enforcement of arbitration agreements. Diaz v. Sohnen Enters., 34 Cal. App. 5th 126, 245 Cal. Rptr. 3d 827 (2019) Summary: When employee continues his or her...
Leila Narvid, Managing Partner of our San Francisco office, spoke on a panel in Lehi, Utah geared toward managing litigation risk for startup companies. Leila provided insights on managing human capital at the earlies stages...
August 15, 2019
Eight Payne & Fears LLP Partners Selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Edition
Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that eight of the firm’s partners have been selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2020 edition by Best Lawyers® magazine. Eric C. Sohlgren, a partner in the firm’s...
While the California Labor Code specifies that an off-duty meal period must consist of at least 30 minutes of uninterrupted time during which the employee is relieved of all duties, the duration requirement for an on-duty...
As we previously reported, on May 2, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l, 923 F.3d 575 (9th Cir. 2019), held that the California Supreme Court’s landmark decision in...
Payne & Fears LLP, in conjunction with Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) – Arizona Chapter, will discuss legal and practical guidance for negotiating, drafting, and enforcing insurance and indemnity records....
Payne & Fears LLP, in conjunction with Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) – Nevada Chapter, will discuss legal and practical guidance for negotiating, drafting, and enforcing insurance and indemnity records....
Payne & Fears LLP, together with National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL), will present a live webinar discussing how legislatures all over the world are enacting new data privacy and cybersecurity laws, in response...
June 26, 2019 – San Francisco, CA – Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that Leila Narvid has been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers® 2019 Northern California List. No more than five percent of the lawyers...
The California Court of Appeal has affirmed a complete victory by Safeway Inc. over a certified class of wage-and-hour plaintiffs. Esparza v. Safeway Inc., et al., B287927 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC369766, June 10,...