On July 17, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (Cal. Sup. Ct. Case No. S274671), in which it addressed whether a plaintiff who is compelled to arbitrate their individual...more
7/19/2023
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Class Action ,
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Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian v CLS Transportation ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Standing ,
State Labor Laws ,
Uber ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana
On March 13, a California Court of Appeal reversed most of a lower court ruling invalidating Proposition 22, the state’s 2020 voter-approved gig economy law allowing giant app-based ride-hailing and delivery companies, like...more
3/17/2023
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Employee Definition ,
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Independent Contractors ,
Judicial Authority ,
Lyft ,
Misclassification ,
Ridesharing ,
SEIU ,
Separation of Powers ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
Following the end of the 2022 California legislative session, a slew of new bills was dropped on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk with a deadline of Sept. 30 for him to either sign or veto the legislation....more
10/5/2022
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Off-Duty Employees ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Data ,
State Labor Laws
On Sept. 27, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1162. As previously reported, SB 1162 significantly expands pay reporting and disclosure requirements for most California employers.
Effective Jan. 1, 2023,...more
On Aug. 29, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 1162. If signed into law by Gov. Newsom, the bill will impose significant new pay reporting and pay scale disclosure burdens upon employers on top of what is...more
9/8/2022
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Pay Data ,
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Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court finally brought closure to the long-running, unsettled issue of whether California’s prohibition against arbitration agreement waivers of the right to bring representative actions under the...more
6/16/2022
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Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Preemption ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
SCOTUS ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Viking River Cruises ,
Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana
With the new year will come new laws that affect California employers. The following are the “A to Z” of changes in the laws that may affect your business in 2022. Under existing law, if a COVID-19 outbreak occurs at a...more
1/5/2022
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Piece-Rate Pay ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Quotas ,
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State Labor Laws ,
Wage Theft