As expected, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 331, which will have a sweeping effect on settlement and separation agreements. ...more
Many employment settlement agreements include a non-disparagement clause that prohibits one party from spreading lies or rumors and disparaging the other party. A pending California bill (Senate Bill 331) may threaten the...more
Now that we have been sheltering in place for close to two months, most of us are eagerly waiting for life to return to “normal.” We all want our businesses to thrive and to become fully operational again. However, we know it...more
5/11/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FEHA ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Screening Procedures ,
Virus Testing ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Safety
Continuing with our legislative update, today we will offer insights into new bills expanding the Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s (DFEH) authority and the Fair Employment and Housing Act’s (FEHA) protected...more
10/25/2019
/ Cause of Action Accrual ,
DFEH ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FEHA ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Race Discrimination ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
In our previous blog we wrote about California’s Assembly Bill 51, which largely impacts arbitration agreements by prohibiting employers from requiring employees or applicants for employment to agree to arbitrate claims for...more
10/21/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Fees ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Contract Terms ,
Employment Contract ,
FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
Motion to Compel ,
New Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed groundbreaking legislation largely impacting mandatory arbitration agreements (Assembly Bill 51) and extending the deadline to file a harassment complaint from one to three years...more
10/16/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
DFEH ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
FEHA ,
Harassment ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Preemption ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations
Last week the California Fair Employment and Housing Council of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (or, in short, the Council) announced its proposed amendment to the California Code of Regulations, aiming to...more