On April 7, 2020, Mayor Garcetti signed three employment-related COVID-19 Emergency Orders.
Emergency Order: Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Due to COVID -
1. Required Employers: An Employer with more than 500 employees...more
4/10/2020
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In the wake of the COVID-19 virus, employers of all sizes are facing difficult decisions that need to be made without delay. To this end, we will be providing a series of alerts over the next few days to help employers...more
On December 10, 2018, the California Supreme Court unanimously held in Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Hospital that section 11(D) of Industrial Welfare Commission (“IWC”) Wage Order No. 5, which permits health care...more
12/20/2018
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Lopez v. Routt, 17 Cal. App. 5th 1006, 225 Cal. Rptr. 3d 851 (2017) -
Facts: Plaintiff sued her employer and supervisor for harassment in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”). The matter...more
1/29/2018
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Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
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Wage and Hour
This month’s key California employment law cases involve disability discrimination claims and procedural issues related to workers’ compensation proceedings....more
12/7/2017
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Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Essential Functions ,
FEHA ,
Harassment ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Res Judicata ,
Retaliation ,
Social Anxiety Disorder ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Wrongful Termination
This month’s key California employment law cases involve civil procedure (class and representative actions) and wage and hour (retaliation) issues....more
7/11/2017
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Judicial Discretion ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Microsoft v Baker ,
Non-Appealable Decisions ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Unfair Immigration-Related Practices ,
Voluntary Dismissals ,
Wage and Hour
This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage and hour and discrimination issues.
Wage & Hour - Batze v. Safeway, Inc., 10 Cal. App. 5th 440, 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 390 (2017) -
Summary: While determination of...more
6/26/2017
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Non-Exempt Employees ,
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Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
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Wage and Hour ,
Waste Management
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....more
4/18/2017
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Class Action ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Hospitals ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Minimum Wage ,
Nurses ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Reversal ,
Sales Commissions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Rights ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waiver of Rights