This month's key California employment law cases are from the California Court of Appeals and The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Sumner v. Simpson Univ., No. C077302, 2018 WL 4579765 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 25, 2018)...more
10/17/2018
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Appeals ,
Breach of Contract ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employment Contract ,
First Amendment ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Ministerial Decisions ,
Professors ,
Religious Institutions ,
Reversal ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment ,
Universities ,
Wrongful Termination
Rojas v. HSBC Card Services Inc., 228 Cal. Rptr. 3d 640 (2018)-
Summary: Installing recording device and recording calls on company phones renders actions intentional under California Invasion of Privacy Act. ...more
3/8/2018
/ Advance Notice ,
Agency Relationship ,
Appeals ,
Audio Recording ,
Confidential Communications ,
Confidential Information ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Emotional Injury Claims ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employment Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Intent ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Medical Leave ,
Medical Records ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Negligent Hiring ,
Negligent Supervision ,
Penal Code ,
Personal Information Protection Act ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Torts ,
Reaffirmation ,
Recorded Work Calls ,
Reversal ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment ,
Supervisors ,
Waivers
This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage and hour issues, arbitration, and employment discrimination based on marital status....more
10/17/2017
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Damages ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Marital Status ,
NLRA ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
Wage Statements
The key California employment law cases from February 2017 involve collective bargaining/union and wage and hour issues.
- Collective Bargaining/Union Issues - Vasserman v. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital, 8 Cal....more
4/18/2017
/ Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Hospitals ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Minimum Wage ,
Nurses ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Reversal ,
Sales Commissions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Rights ,
Unions ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waiver of Rights