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September 18, 2018 – Los Angeles, Calif. – Payne & Fears LLP congratulates Los Angeles Managing Partner Scott O. Luskin in his new leadership role as a Board Member of the Conference of California Bar Associations...

On September 14, 2018, the National Labor Relations Board released a draft rule that would reverse the NLRB’s 2015 decision in Browning-Ferris, 362 NLRB No. 186 (2015).   In Browning-Ferris, the NLRB adopted a...

This complimentary seminar will educate business owners, in-house counsel and human resources professionals on important court developments in 2018 and new legislation taking effect in 2019. Topics: New legislation and case...

On August 22, 2018, the California Senate voted to approve AB 3080, a bill prompted by the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment. Nominally, the bill is intended to combat the use of mandatory arbitration agreements and...

This month’s key employment law cases address the recording of small increments of work time, arbitration agreements and workplace harassment. Troester v. Starbucks Corp., 235 Cal. Rptr. 3d 820 (2018) Summary: ...

August 15, 2018 – Irvine, Calif. – Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that seven of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2019 edition. Their...

The Salary History Ban As Payne & Fears LLP previously reported, in October 2017 Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 168 which amended California’s Equal Pay Act to prohibit California employers from:...

Although rules against broad geographic restrictions in non-compete agreements may be outmoded or “hopelessly antiquated” in this digital age (see Accelerated Care Plus Corp. v. Diversicare Mgmt. Servs. Co., No....

Matthew Durham, Partner in our Las Vegas and Phoenix offices, authored “Minor League Compensation and the Save America’s Pastime Act of 2018,” published in the August 2018 issue of Nevada Lawyer focused on...

Beyond price and service, should companies care about the janitorial service they hire? With provisions of the California Property Service Workers Protection Act taking effect on July 1, 2018, and the Labor Commissioner...

On July 26, 2018, in a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court in Troester v. Starbucks Corporation held that the federal “de minimis doctrine” does not apply to claims for unpaid wages under the...

July 26, 2018 Irvine, Calif. – Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce the arrival of attorney Tyler B. Runge. Tyler joins the firm’s Employment Law Group, located in the Irvine, California office. Tyler represents...