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The 2018 General Session of the Utah Legislature saw significant developments in some areas of employment law, while in other areas Salt Lake City or other states implemented changes that may point to further action in future...
This month’s two key California employment law cases are both significant decisions involving wage-and-hour laws. Alvarado v. DART Container Corp. of Cal., 4 Cal. 5th 542, 229 Cal. Rptr. 3d 347 (2018)...
April 17, 2018
Payne & Fears LLP Elects Scott O. Luskin as New Managing Partner of the Los Angeles Office
Scott O. Luskin has been elected to serve as managing partner of the firm’s Los Angeles Office effective February 14, 2018. Located in the Westwood area of Los Angeles, this full-service office employs attorneys with...
Partner Sean O’Brien presented “Civil Litigation Practice: Annual Recent Developments Program” at the Annual Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Forum. ...
Partner Sean O’Brien presented a seminar on trade secret and unfair competition law for Continuing Education of the Bar – California (CEB). ...
Partner Sean O’Brien presented “Employment Law from A to Z” for Lorman Education Services. ...
Partner Kelby Van Patten published “How Insurers Try To Limit Coverage For Punitive Damages” in Law360 on April 16, 2018. To view the article online, a subscription to Law360 is required. A PDF of the full article...
April 12, 2018
Nevada Supreme Court Affirms that Arbitration Agreements in CC&Rs are Binding and Enforceable
SUMMARY In a win for residential developers seeking an alternative forum to resolve construction-defect claims, the Nevada Supreme Court rules that arbitration agreements in CC&Rs are enforceable. Based on the following,...
On February 8, 2018, Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley found that couriers for the tech/food delivery service company GrubHub, Inc. (“GrubHub”) were properly classified as independent contractors. Judge Corley made...
This month’s key California employment law cases both involve privacy in the workplace. Rojas v. HSBC Card Servs. Inc., 20 Cal. App. 5th 427, 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640 (2018) Summary: Installing recording device and...
On March 5, 2018, in a unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court in Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation of California clarified how employers must calculate the regular rate of pay for purposes of...
Join the ACC Mountain West Chapter and Payne & Fears LLP in an informative webinar. The Utah Legislature ended its 2018 session with a few changes employers should be aware of, while failing to pass other bills that may...