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Ontario, Canada Appeal Court Decides Findings of Workplace Investigation Were Not Defamatory

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In Safavi-Naini v. Rubin Thomlinson LLP, 2023 ONCA 86, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (OCA) upheld the dismissal of a defamation action under s. 137.1 of Ontario’s Courts of Justice Act (CJA). The decision provides guidance...more

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California Employment Law Notes - July 2021

Board of Directors Quota Law May Be Unconstitutional - Meland v. Weber, 2021 WL 2521615 (9th Cir. 2021) - n 2018, the California Legislature enacted Senate Bill 826, which requires all corporations headquartered in...more

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Court Properly Dismissed Employer’s Civil Rights Claim Against Employee

Patel v. Chavez, 2020 WL 2109599 (Cal. Ct. App. 2020) - Balubhai Patel and various entities sued Manuel Chavez, the former on-site property manager of the Stuart Hotel, which was owned and operated by Patel and the other...more

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Negotiating and Enforcing Anti-Disparagement Clauses: A Primer for Employers

Severance and litigation settlement agreements often include a provision that prohibits one or more of the parties from making “disparaging” statements about the other. Such non-disparagement clauses are commonly used, but...more

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Defamation and Wrongful Termination Claims Against the Los Angeles Times Were Properly Dismissed

Rall v. Tribune 365, LLC, 2019 WL 6887261 (Cal. Ct. App. 2019) - Frederick Theodore Rall III, a political cartoonist and blogger, sued the Los Angeles Times after it published a “note to readers” and (later) a more...more

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California Employment Law Notes - November 2019

Court Upholds Whistleblower Verdicts In Favor Of Fired Parking Ticket Hearing Examiners - Hawkins v. City of Los Angeles, 40 Cal. App. 5th 384 (2019) - Todd Hawkins and Hyung Kim were terminated from their jobs as...more

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California Supreme Court to Issue Opinion on Monday, July 22 in Anti-SLAPP Case Affecting Pending Peer Review Cases and Peer...

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On May 7, 2019, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wilson v. Cable News Network, Inc., et al., where plaintiff was a producer at CNN who sued the media giant for employment discrimination, retaliation,...more

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2019 Employment Law: Cases Pending in the California Supreme Court

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employment-related cases pending before the California Supreme Court concern various questions that sometimes seem technical, but the answers they elicit will have big consequences. ...more

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Avoid Getting SLAPPed on Your Next Non-Compete Case

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Your employee quits without notice or explanation. You discover that she moved to a competitor in violation of her non-compete agreement, and what’s worse, days before her resignation, she downloaded your trade secrets onto a...more

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New California Law Extends Defamation Privilege to Communications Related to Sexual Harassment Claims and Investigations

California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law A.B. 2770, creating new protections for employers, witnesses, and complainants from defamation lawsuits related to making, assisting, or discussing good-faith sexual...more

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California Employment Law Notes - May 2018

We invite you to review our newly-posted May 2018 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include...more

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California Employment Law Notes - March 2018

Former LA Times Columnist's Age/Disability Discrimination Judgment Upheld, New Trial On Damages Ordered - Simers v. Los Angeles Times Commc'ns, LLC, 18 Cal. App. 5th 1248 (2018) - T.J. Simers, a well-known sports...more

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Title IX and Defamation: An Emerging Challenge Facing Higher-Education Institutions

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There is currently a national focus on gender-based harassment. College campuses are no different. Even with the changes to Title IX guidance in the past months, eliminating sexual harassment and assault on campuses remains a...more

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California Employment Law Notes - January 2017

$90 Million Judgment Reinstated: Employers Must Relieve Employees Of All Duties During Their Rest Periods - Augustus v. ABM Sec. Servs., Inc., 2016 WL 7407328 (Cal. S. Ct. 2016) - Jennifer Augustus filed this...more

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California Employment Law Notes - July 2015

Employee's Inability To Work For A Particular Supervisor Does Not Constitute A "Disability" - Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Med. Found., 237 Cal. App. 4th 78 (2015) - Michaelin Higgins-Williams worked as a clinical...more

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Speakers Only: Governmental Entities Must be Engaged in “Communicative Activity” to Qualify for Anti-SLAPP Protection

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On January 22, the Washington Supreme Court decided Henne v. City of Yakima, its first decision interpreting Washington’s anti-SLAPP statute (SLAPP is short for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation). This case has...more

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California Employment Law Notes - July 2014

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"Unauthorized Alien" Who Provided False SSN Can Proceed With Disability Discrimination Lawsuit - Salas v. Sierra Chem. Co., 2014 WL 2883878 (Cal. S. Ct. 2014) Vicente Salas worked on Sierra Chemical's production...more

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