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Key California Employment Law Cases: November 2020

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Semprini v. Wedbush Securities., Inc., 57 Cal. App. 5th 246 (2020) - Summary: A compensation plan based solely on commissions, with recoverable advances on future commissions, does not qualify as “salary” for purposes of...more

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SCOTUS Reigns Supreme On Issue Of Arbitration Of Non-Compete Agreements

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Some states specifically allow non-compete agreements. Of those states, some have legislation that provides guidelines to parties to a non-compete agreement regarding enforceability. Other states take the approach that...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Orders State Court To Adhere To Federal Arbitration Act And Compel Arbitration

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The United States Supreme Court recently entered the latest of a series of opinions that prevent state courts from interfering with arbitration on state policy grounds. On November 26, 2012, the Court issued its per curiam...more

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Non-Competes Pay a Rare Visit to the U.S. Supreme Court

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This week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in a non-compete case -- a type of dispute that rarely finds its way to the high court. See Nitro-Lift Technologies v. Lee, 568 U.S. --- (2012)....more

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Non-Compete Agreements with Arbitration Clauses Get Boost From US Supreme Court

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Employers and employees often enter into non-compete agreements that limit an employee’s ability to compete with an employer during, or after, the employee’s employment. These agreements are often the subject of intense...more

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High Court Vacates State Supreme Court’s Arbitration Ruling in Noncompete Case

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This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a per curiam opinion, ruled that the Oklahoma Supreme Court failed to adhere to a correct interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The Court vacated a decision made by the...more

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