In an opinion drafted by Justice Thomas and joined by seven other Justices, on June 13, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ affirmation of an injunction issued under Section 10(j) of the...more
6/18/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
SCOTUS ,
Starbucks ,
Starbucks Corp. v McKinney ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions
Seyfarth Synopsis: The California Court of Appeal found an employer liable under Labor Code section 2802 for employee work-from-home operating expenses, despite Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2020 stay-at-home order, which precluded...more
7/21/2023
/ Business Expenses ,
California ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Code ,
Reimbursements ,
Remote Working ,
State Labor Laws ,
Telecommuting ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: A divided Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel has ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts California Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51), which purports to prohibit employers from requiring job...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals once again has asked the California Supreme Court for assistance in determining important questions of California law. Last week, the Ninth Circuit certified three...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 25, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the legislature would reenact California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave law (again).The announcement was followed in short order by draft...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 25, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the legislature would reenact California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave law (again). With the true excitement of a large squirrel predicting the...more