On June 18, 2024, Governor Newsom, in collaboration with legislative leaders, unveiled a landmark agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). The agreement comes before California voters could weigh in on...more
6/21/2024
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The agenda for Mintz’s Annual Employment Law Summit taking place on May 15th in San Diego is now available!
This year, we are thrilled to feature Hon. William McCurine as our keynote speaker.
The segments this year...more
5/7/2024
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The California Supreme Court has closed the door on the employer-friendly rule the U.S. Supreme Court set out in the case of Viking River Cruises Inc. v. Moriana. There, the Supreme Court held that employees could waive their...more
7/26/2023
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Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana
California has now joined New York City and Colorado in requiring employers (for Golden State employers, of 15 or more) to publish “pay scales” in job postings. As with many things California, however, the new law (which...more
In 2019, the California legislature passed AB 51, a law prohibiting employers from requiring employees to agree to arbitration as a condition of employment. Before the law went into effect, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce—a...more