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Many employers have employee handbooks that have been passed down through generations of management, or that were obtained through networking or an online search. These handbooks may be legal landmines waiting to explode in...
In a decision which narrows the contractual rights of companies doing business in California, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled last week that jury trial waivers in contracts signed under...
Attorney Jared De Jong discussed cyber liability insurance for a Tech Insurance blog titled “3 Ways Cyber Liability Insurance Can Protect IT Consultants from Phishing Lawsuits.”...
The California Legislature continues to be very active in passing pro-employee legislation, creating additional compliance burdens and litigation risks for employers. The following summary contains the key new laws...
The key California employment law cases from February 2017 involve collective bargaining/union and wage-and-hour issues. Collective Bargaining/Union Issues – Vasserman v. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, 8 Cal....
A California Court of Appeal recently ruled that employers who pay their non-exempt sales employees on commission must separately compensate them for mandatory rest periods. All California employers with commission-based...
On April 4, 2017, an en banc decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, the Seventh Circuit became the first federal Court of Appeals to hold that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination...
The 2017 session of the Utah Legislature produced few bills affecting employment law; but two bills recently signed by the Governor and one bill that was not passed this year may have an impact on Utah businesses. Summary of...
In January, we issued an Employment Alert regarding Los Angeles’s new “Ban-the-Box” law, known as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, which went into effect on January 22, 2017. The law...
On Monday, Arizona state senators approved legislation that, if signed into law, will give businesses at least thirty days to cure violations of the Arizonans with Disabilities Act before they can be sued. Time Frame to...
This month’s key California employment law cases involve arbitration and PAGA issues. Arbitration – Farrar v. Direct Commerce, Inc., 9 Cal. App. 5th 1257, 215 Cal. Rptr. 3d 785 (2017) Summary: Arbitration...
From Fox News to United Airlines to the “Trump Effect,” consumer boycotts are trending. But when do boycotts actually work, and how should business owners react? The rise of instant media consumption certainly...