On May 21, 2018, in a significant decision for employers nationwide, a divided United States Supreme Court held in a trio of cases that employers may require employees—as a condition of employment—to enter into arbitration...more
Following California, New York Toughens Equal Pay Law -
Why it matters:
Following in the recent footsteps of California, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Achieve Pay Equality Act, providing greater...more
11/13/2015
/ Age Discrimination ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
GINA ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Mach Mining v EEOC ,
Motion to Compel ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
Termination ,
Wellness Programs
Take the Cure: New California Law Permits Corrections of Wage Statement Violations -
Why it matters:
Employers may want to review their wage statements after Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law that permits them...more
10/19/2015
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Bias ,
Confidential Information ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Email ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Retention ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Faragher/Ellerth defense ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hostile Environment ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ,
Internships ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Code ,
Negligent Hiring ,
New Legislation ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Primary Beneficiary Test ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Protected Class ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Right To Cure ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supervisors ,
Title VII ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Verizon ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Statements
The Customer Isn't Always Right—Especially When He Harasses Employees:
Why it matters -
Providing an important reminder about the potential for liability from customers, a new lawsuit was filed against a supermarket...more
8/21/2015
/ Administrative Appeals ,
Age Discrimination ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Form I-129 ,
H-1B ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Section 7 ,
Sexual Harassment ,
USCIS
The Impact of National Same-Sex Marriage for Employers -
Why it matters:
How will employers feel the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges? The landmark ruling that the Fourteenth...more
7/13/2015
/ Appeals ,
Class Certification ,
Classification ,
Coerced Patronage ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
DOMA ,
Due Process ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Protection ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
FedEx ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
FRCP 23(b)(3) ,
Indemnification ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
Obergefell v. Hodges ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reimbursements ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS ,
Selfies ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Spouses ,
Title VII ,
Uber ,
Unpaid Wages ,
US v Windsor ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wages ,
Wrongful Termination
To Accommodate or Not to Accommodate? U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Pregnant Employees -
Why it matters:
The U.S. Supreme Court decided the first of two major employment law cases this term when a 6-3 majority of...more
4/21/2015
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Facebook ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Obscenity ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Protected Concerted Activity ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Union Related-Speech ,
Whistleblowers ,
Young v United Parcel Service
High Court’s Fall Docket Includes Major Employment Issues -
Why it matters: While the 2013-2014 U.S. Supreme Court term may be over, the justices have granted certiorari in two major employment cases slated for the...more
7/24/2014
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Certiorari ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
FEHA ,
Mining ,
NLRA ,
NLRB
Recess Is Over: Supreme Court Strikes NLRB Appointments -
Why it matters: Striking a blow to the President and the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Supreme Court held that three recess appointments made by...more
7/10/2014
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Canning v NLRB ,
Disability ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Facebook ,
LGBTQ ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Recess Appointments ,
Same-Sex Marriage ,
SCOTUS
California Employers Face Rise In PAGA Suits -
Why it matters: California employers are facing a proliferation of suits filed under the State’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA): new data reveals that the number of...more
EEOC Reports On FY 2013: Charges Down But Recovery Up -
Why it matters: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission touted several achievements in its Performance and Accountability Report for fiscal year 2013, from a...more