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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...

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...

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...

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...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve disability discrimination, wage and hour, and arbitration agreements enforcement. Doe v. Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation, No. E071224, 2019 WL 6907515...

Join Eric C. Sohlgren, a partner in the firm’s Irvine office, as he covers new California laws: employee vs. independent contractor, expanded accommodations for nursing mothers at work, hairstyle discrimination, and...

Join Amy R. Patton and co-panelist Darren J. Campbell of Aitken Campbell Heikaus Weaver, LLP as they discuss Current Developments in Employment Law as part of the Orange County Bar Association’s MCLE Last Dash Seminar:...

Please join Payne & Fears and the Orange County Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section for their January Meeting. Speakers Anna Salusky Mahoney, Esq., Managing Partner at Mahoney Law Group, APC and...