As of January 1, 2024, California employers cannot make employment decisions based on an employee’s legal, off-duty cannabis use. They also cannot request information about a job applicant’s prior cannabis use. Constangy...more
1/31/2024
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Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Job Applicants ,
Marijuana ,
Recreational Use ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
SCOTUS gives California employers a break.
Many California employers can breathe more easily because claims under the California Private Attorneys General Act can no longer be used to circumvent employee agreements to...more
Supreme Court considers arbitration waivers of PAGA claims.
In 2014, the California Supreme Court declared unenforceable arbitration agreements in which employees waive the right to bring a representative action under...more
Independent contractors, meal periods, and PAGA.
The first quarter of 2021 yielded some key rulings from the California appellate courts on independent contractor classification, meal-period rounding, and arbitration of...more
4/26/2021
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CA Supreme Court ,
Dynamex ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Independent Contractors ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Rounding ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour