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UPDATE: On Feb. 19, 2021, the Department of Labor withdrew the Opinion Letter that was at issue in this alert. As of March 3, 2021, it is unclear what steps the Department of Labor, under a new administration, will take...

The #MeToo movement and a recent wave of sexual harassment claims against high-profile individuals have greatly increased scrutiny of the use of nondisclosure agreements in settlement agreements involving sexual...

This month’s key employment law cases address the religious organization exemption under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and arbitration agreements. Garcia v. Salvation Army, 918 F.3d 997 (9th Cir. 2019) Summary:...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve reporting time pay and potential liability of payroll companies for wage-and-hour violations. Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC, 6 Cal. 5th 817, 243 Cal. Rptr. 3d 299 (2019)...

On April 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) bars orders requiring class arbitration when an agreement is ambiguous about the availability of such a...

Join The Orange County CFO Leadership Council and Payne & Fears’ own Richard K. Zepfel along with panel as they discuss the nuanced and complex process of mergers & acquisitions, and what skills and strategy are...

Irvine office partners, Benjamin Nix and Daniel Rasmussen, in conjunction with Association of Corporate Counsel – Southern California Chapter, discussed the growing trend of companies suing their competitors for...

Jared De Jong, a partner in the firm’s Irvine office, will be speaking along with a panel at the Orange County Bar Association’s Health Care Law and Insurance Law Joint Section Meeting. The panel will cover an...

James R. Moss, a partner in the firm’s Salt Lake City office, will be speaking at the Labor & Employment Law Section of the Utah State Bar. The session will focus on laws and situations that are most likely to get...

James R. Moss, a partner in the firm’s Salt Lake City office, will be speaking at the Employers Council of Utah. This briefing will focus on laws and situations that are most likely to get employers into legal trouble...

Leila Narvid, a Partner in our San Francisco office, was a guest speaker at Middlebury Institute of International Studies for their course entitled “Legal Aspects of Compliance” where she spoke extensively about...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage-and-hour issues.  Donohue v. AMN Servs., 29 Cal. App. 5th 1068, 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 111 (2018) Summary: Policy rounding employees’ time worked is legal if...