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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Emergency Orders ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Mayor Garcetti ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Quarantine ,
Sick Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
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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Attorney's Fees ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
FEHA ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
Harassment ,
Jury Trial ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Motion to Compel ,
Prevailing Party ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Title VII ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Vacated ,
Wage and Hour
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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Article III ,
Attorney Misconduct ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Form I-9 ,
FRCP 23 ,
FRCP 23(f) ,
Interlocutory Appeals ,
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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Age Discrimination ,
Appeals ,
Burden of Proof ,
Class Action ,
Drivers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Grocery Stores ,
Immigration Records ,
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Public Policy ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
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