On June 18, 2024, the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a compromise for reform of the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). This reform is designed to remove from the November 2024 ballot an...more
As discussed in a prior alert, newly-enacted California laws governing noncompete agreements require employer action by February 14, 2024. This alert explains the purpose of the new laws, what the notification requirement...more
The National Labor Relations Board (Board) on August 2, 2023 announced a new and intrusive standard for evaluating whether many commonplace work rules and employee employment handbook provisions actually violate the National...more
In a unanimous 9-0 decision on Thursday, June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court explained that courts have been getting the law on religious accommodations wrong for the past five decades. The high Court held an...more
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Employers―in both unionized and non-unionized settings―are considering, after the February 21, 2023 decision by the National Labor Relation Board (NLRB), whether to continue to include confidentiality and non-disparagement...more
On February 15, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its decision in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, et al. v. Bonta, et al. In this decision, the Ninth Circuit found...more