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Helping Employers Traverse the PAGA Jungle: Key Takeaways

Navigating the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) landscape can be overwhelming for California employers. To help employers stay updated on the ever-evolving statute, this article highlights key takeaways from our recent...more

[Event] Helping Employers Traverse the PAGA Jungle - May 2nd, Newport Beach, CA

Several developments have surfaced in the past few months regarding PAGA standing in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Viking River Cruises decision. Payne & Fears is hosting an interactive, in-person event that aims to...more

NLRB Ends 2022 in Blistering Fashion

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) closed out a busy 2022 with four labor-friendly decisions that will reshape the employment landscape in 2023. NLRB Adds Consequential Damages Remedy - In its most...more

Cal/OSHA Passes Temporary COVID-19 Regulations: What You Need to Know

On November 19, 2020, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the “Board”) of the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) adopted temporary COVID-19 regulations (“Regulations”) intended to...more

[Webinar] 2020 Virtual Employment Law Seminar: Fear Nothing - October 21st, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm PDT

This year has been fraught with disruption. To make things easier, Payne & Fears is offering one full day of seminars on pressing employment law topics. Attendees can join from the comfort of their homes or offices. Attend...more

Three New California Bills Greatly Expand Employers' Obligations Regarding COVID-19 and Employee Leave

On September 17, 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills (SB 1159, AB 685, and SB 1383) expanding workers’ protections in relation to COVID-19 exposure in the workplace, and expanding the California Family Rights Act....more

NLRB Enforces Strict Requirements for Savings Clauses in Employee Arbitration Agreements

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has recently issued a half-dozen decisions addressing the lawfulness of employee arbitration agreements. Employers should not ignore this body of law, which applies to...more

United States Supreme Court Holds that Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Monday, June 15th, the United States Supreme Court held that the Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Bostock v. Clayton County, 590 U.S....more

California Court of Appeal Creates Split in Authority Over Scope of Settlement Agreements With Staffing Agencies

On February 6, 2020, in a 2-1 decision, the California Court of Appeal (Fourth District, Division Two) held that an employee's settlement agreement with a staffing agency on a wage-and-hour claim does not necessarily preclude...more

Federal Judge Issues Preliminary Injunction Blocking State's Enforcement of New Law Banning Mandatory Employee Arbitration...

On January 31, 2020, Judge Kimberly Mueller issued a preliminary injunction "in full" preventing the State of California from enforcing AB 51, the state's new law effectively banning mandatory employee arbitration...more

Federal Judge Temporarily Enjoins California From Enforcing AB 51

Yesterday, a federal judge from the Eastern District of California granted a temporary restraining order preventing California from enforcing Assembly Bill (AB) 51. ...more

California Supreme Court Casts Doubt on Arbitration Agreements that Require Civil Litigation Procedures for Wage Claims

On August 29, 2019, the California Supreme Court held in OTO, L.L.C. v. Kho, S244630, that a mandatory arbitration agreement may be unenforceable against employee wage claims if it requires the employee to forego the “Berman”...more

Even On-Duty Meal Periods Must Last at Least 30 Minutes

While the California Labor Code specifies that an off-duty meal period must consist of at least 30 minutes of uninterrupted time during which the employee is relieved of all duties, the duration requirement for an on-duty...more

No "End Run" Around Brinker Under Section 17200

The California Court of Appeal has affirmed a complete victory by Safeway Inc. over a certified class of wage-and-hour plaintiffs. Esparza v. Safeway Inc., et al., B287927 (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BC369766, June 10,...more

United States Supreme Court Limits Class Arbitration

On April 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") bars orders requiring class arbitration when an agreement is ambiguous about the availability of such a procedure. Lamps Plus v....more

United States Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court held, in a 5-4 decision, that arbitration agreements which mandate individualized resolution of claims (as opposed to class or collective resolution) are enforceable under the...more

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