On March 12, 2024, the Ninth Circuit published a decision in Ortiz v. Randstad Inhouse Services, LLC, holding that the Plaintiff Adan Ortiz (“Plaintiff”) qualified as a “transportation worker” under the Federal Arbitration...more
The Third Circuit is expected to soon make a decision as to whether student-athletes can be considered university “employees” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). But its interpretation of the law might reverberate...more
1/19/2023
/ College Athletes ,
Colleges ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Wage ,
NCAA ,
Over-Time ,
Student Athletes ,
Universities ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Wage and Hour
After a decade of ups and downs on the question of federal preemption, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMSCA”) decision to preempt California’s meal and rest...more
In an effort to fill the gap left by the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the San Jose City Council unanimously passed the COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance (“Ordinance”) on April 7, 2020. The...more
On April 1, 2020, the California Court of Appeal issued the first published decision addressing unlimited vacation policies under California law. “Unlimited” vacation policies in which employees have no minimum and no...more
On March 16, 2020, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the Workers and Families First Program, which will provide paid sick leave to private sector workers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan...more
On October 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) into law. This important legislation is aimed at reversing a series of cases that allow employers to unilaterally impose pre-dispute arbitration agreements...more
10/24/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
FEHA ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Labor Code ,
New Legislation ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
Preemption ,
Savings Clause ,
State Labor Laws
Please join us for Sheppard Mullin's annual “Breakfast with Your Labor Lawyer." 2015 presents significant developments in California labor and employment laws. We will explain how these new developments will affect day-to-day...more
5/11/2015
/ Contractors ,
Discrimination ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Email ,
Events ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retail Workers Bill of Rights ,
Retaliation ,
Sick Leave ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour