The MOU -
On August 28, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor (“Labor Agencies”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Justice – Antitrust Division and the Federal...more
9/3/2024
/ Antitrust Division ,
Bargaining Power ,
Business Succession ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Relations ,
Memorandum of Understanding ,
Merger Agreements ,
NLRB ,
Succession Planning ,
Successor Liability ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
On July 23, 2024, California’s “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” regulation went into effect. The new regulation applies to most California workplaces where indoor temperatures reach 82°F or higher, and...more
8/6/2024
/ Cal-OSHA ,
California ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Heat Exposure ,
Labor Reform ,
New Regulations ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) ,
Severe Weather ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
To Terminate Or Not Terminate, That Is The Question.
Whether selling, acquiring, or restructuring a business, the complex issue of employment relationships and what to do with them should be considered as early in the...more
These are strange economic times. Although some businesses do continue to grow by acquisition, we are seeing an increasing number of other businesses contracting and undergoing reductions in force, while still others are...more
CDF Labor Law LLP presents a complimentary webinar that will cover California employment law issues that arise in business transactions and restructurings. Please join CDF employment law attorneys John Giovannone, Erin Owen,...more
5/10/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
California ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Damages ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Former Employee ,
Joint Employers ,
Mergers ,
Misclassification ,
NLRB ,
Penalties ,
Restructuring ,
Risk Assessment ,
Selling a Business ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Webinars
On March 13, 2023, in Castellanos v. State of California, the California Court of Appeal handed down a pink unicorn decision in favor of app-based driver and delivery businesses that permits them to properly classify workers...more
3/17/2023
/ Delivery Drivers ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
Mobile Apps ,
State Labor Laws ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
Although the National Labor Relations Board has been one of the most active and aggressive federal labor/employment agencies since Biden took control of the Executive Branch almost two years ago, there is trouble brewing. The...more
In its current iteration, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) requires California public employers and private employers with 5 or more employees to provide qualified employees with up to a total of 12 workweeks of leave...more
10/10/2022
/ California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Reform ,
Medical Leave ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1949 into law on September 29, 2022. This bill requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with 5 days of unpaid bereavement leave for the death of an employee’s family...more
CDF Labor Law LLP presents an interactive panel discussion that will cover California transactional and employment law issues triggered by mergers and acquisitions. Richard Weintraub, of Weintraub Law Group, will share his 40...more
8/5/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Purchase Agreements ,
Buying a Business ,
California ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Code ,
Mergers ,
Misclassification ,
Selling a Business ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stock Purchase Agreement ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Webinars
The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) has issued new face mask use guidance, some of which went into effect on March 1, 2022, the remainder of which will go into effect on March 11, 2022....more
3/3/2022
/ California ,
CDPH ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Workplace Safety
COVID-19 ushered in a new paradigm of remote working. Although some companies had already embraced a remote workforce or some semblance of one, this work model is new for many employers. Most employers are still grappling...more
7/15/2021
/ Best Practices ,
Business Expenses ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Employee Monitoring ,
Employee Tracking ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Information Security ,
Interactive Process ,
OSHA ,
Out-of-State Employees ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reimbursements ,
Remote Working ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State Labor Laws ,
Timekeeping ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
On May 27, 2021, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) introduced the College Athlete Right to Organize Act seeking to provide collective bargaining rights for college athletes. ...more
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in California Trucking Association v. Bonta, has reversed the preliminary injunction staying enforcement of AB 5 (now Labor Code § 2775). ...more
5/6/2021
/ ABC Test ,
Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
Motor Carriers ,
Preemption ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Reversal ,
State Labor Laws ,
Stays ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour