What Happened? Before last week, some courts had applied the standard in California Labor Code section 1102.6 to resolve whistleblower claims under California Labor Code section 1102.5, while other courts had applied the...more
2/7/2022
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Burden of Proof ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Clear and Convincing Evidence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Code ,
Retaliation ,
Sarbanes-Oxley ,
Termination ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
Last year, jurisdictions across the nation issued new laws and regulations further complicating compliance issues for employers, particularly for multi-state employers. Some of the most significant developments related to new...more
2/24/2020
/ ABC Test ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Independent Contractors ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Misclassification ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Salary/Wage History ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On October 6, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB358, which amends Labor Code Section 1197.5, California’s existing gender pay equality law.1 Most of the previous statute remains intact, but the...more
10/9/2015
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Governor Brown ,
New Legislation ,
Popular ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Substantially Similar ,
Wage and Hour
The NLRB’s Decision In Browning-Ferris Industries Of California (2015) One Month Later: Is The Sky Falling For Employers? -
The short answer to the question is, “Not yet.” Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc....more
10/2/2015
/ Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Discipline ,
Franchises ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Joint Employers ,
McDonalds ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Supervision ,
Terms and Conditions ,
Wage and Hour