The new legislation may significantly impact the utility of mandatory and voluntary arbitration agreements in the employment setting.
Key Points:
..The law permits predispute arbitration agreements and joint, class,...more
Employers should review their form agreements and practices to determine what modifications may be required to comply with new restrictions in Illinois, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington, D.C.
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..Effective...more
A new Massachusetts law significantly limits when and with whom an employer can enforce a noncompetition agreement entered into on or after October 1, 2018.
On August 10, 2018, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed...more
Sexual misconduct in the workplace has featured prominently in the news this year. TIME Magazine named the “silence breakers” as its Person of the Year. And US lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan bill to bolster employees’...more
On October 13, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 168 (AB 168), which further restricts employers’ use of salary history information. California’s Fair Pay Act currently prohibits employers from...more
Employers should take practical steps to comply with a new bill requiring them to demand search warrants from ICE agents.
Key Points:
..Employers need to train facility heads to respond to ICE Agents seeking access to...more
Employees are entitled to sit at work when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats.
On April 4, 2016, the California Supreme Court, in an opinion authored by Justice Carol A. Corrigan, clarified...more
Changes in the Act will increase the difficulty employers face in justifying pay differentials.
On October 6, 2015, Governor Brown signed into law the California Fair Pay Act. The California Fair Pay Act amends Labor...more
California Supreme Court rules the Federal Arbitration Act preempts State’s refusal to enforce class arbitration waivers on public policy or unconscionability grounds; holds PAGA claims unwaivable.
On June 23, 2014,...more