The FTC’s national ban on non-compete agreements and related court challenges once again puts the spotlight on restrictive covenants and their continued viability in a variety of contractual scenarios.
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Despite California’s longstanding policies, statutes, and robust case law in the non-compete arena, the Legislature recently enacted two new provisions seeking to provide further protections against non-compete agreements in...more
12/6/2023
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
Robinson v. Southern Counties Oil Co, 53 Cal. App. 5th 476 (2020) -
Summary: Res judicata bars a PAGA claim when the employer has already settled a separate PAGA claim covering the same claims and time period.
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9/22/2020
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Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Commonality ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
FRCP 23 ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Res Judicata ,
Reversal ,
Standing
In Hamlet’s Third Act, Hamlet discovers a plot against his life and resolves to counter it by letting Rosencranz and Guildenstern, whom he suspects are complicit in the plan, be "Hoist with [their] own petard," meaning, blown...more