A city employee’s comments at a public event were not protected under the First Amendment because she spoke as a public employee, not a private citizen, a federal appeals court held in Barone v. City of Springfield. However,...more
9/18/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Municipalities ,
Prior Restraint ,
Public Employees ,
Public Statements ,
Reputational Injury ,
Retaliation
Two new California laws could result in costly fines to public agency employers who fail to adhere to the specified requirements. Assembly Bills 1487 and 1309 both went into effect Jan. 1....more
Last week Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 119 into law, which requires public employers to provide union representatives access to new employees during their orientations. This bill defines employee orientation as the...more
A U.S. Supreme Court Tie Means Victory for Unions -
An equally divided United States Supreme Court means that public sector unions in California can still require employees to pay union fees, even if the employee is not...more
From Payroll Taxes to Sick Leave Laws … Federal Ruling Could Be Game Changer for Sharing Economy -
A federal judge’s decision last week to certify a class of California Uber drivers in their lawsuit claiming Uber has...more
9/14/2015
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Compliance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Public Employees ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Sharing Economy ,
Sick Leave ,
Uber ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim