California employers can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The long-awaited and much-needed Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) reform has arrived. While the reform falls well short of the ballot initiative efforts to...more
What happens when an employee signs an arbitration agreement using their mobile device and later claims they did not knowingly sign the arbitration agreement because they were not previously told about it? Well, according to...more
Now That California Courts Have Been Stripped of Authority to Dismiss Unmanageable PAGA Claims, How Will Employers Manage PAGA Litigation? The California Supreme Court, on Jan. 18, issued its decision in Estrada v. Royalty...more
The California hospitality industry should be aware that Governor Newsom recently signed into law Bill No. 93 (“Bill 93”), which will take immediate effect. Bill 93 is an attempt to rehire and retain displaced workers due to...more
The California Supreme Court has effectively expanded the scope of “public works” with its recent ruling in Kaanaana v. Barrett Business Services, Inc. In doing so, workers previously not thought to be subject to California’s...more
In Ducksworth v. Tri-Modal Distribution Services (Second Appellate District, April 7, 2020), the California Appellate Court affirmed a judgment from the Superior Court of Los Angeles that a staffing agency, which was not...more
Over the past several years, so-called unlimited or flex paid time off (“PTO”) policies have grown in increasing popularity. A recent California Court of Appeal opinion may change how employers communicate and implement these...more
On Friday, March 27, 2020, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved the COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave ordinance, which now awaits Mayor Eric Garcetti’s signature.
Like the emergency paid sick leave...more