Today, the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier for employees to challenge discriminatory job transfers. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, the Court held that an employee challenging a job transfer under Title VII must show that...more
Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S. Ct. 1731 (2020) -
Summary: Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity....more
7/15/2020
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Appeals ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
CA Supreme Court ,
California ,
Class Action ,
Commuting ,
Compensation Schemes ,
Control Test ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Identity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
IWC ,
Labor Code ,
LGBTQ ,
Mileage Reimbursement ,
Out-of-State Employees ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders ,
Wage Statements
Frlekin v. Apple, Inc., -- Cal. -- (2020) -
Summary: The time employees spent on Apple’s premises waiting for and undergoing a mandatory exit search of personal belongings was compensable as “hours worked” under Wage...more
3/11/2020
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Apple ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Contract Drafting ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Exit Inspections ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitals ,
Job Applicants ,
Nurses ,
Privity of Contract ,
Release Agreements ,
Res Judicata ,
Right to Control ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Security Checks ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Teachers ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
This month’s key employment law cases address nonsolicitation provisions and arbitration agreements.
AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Servs., Inc., 28 Cal. App. 5th 923, 239 Cal. Rptr. 3d 577 (2018)
Summary:...more
12/18/2018
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Business & Professions Code ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Cross-Complaints ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Motion to Compel ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Nurses ,
Popular ,
Public Benefits ,
Reaffirmation ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Remand ,
Retaliation ,
Reversal ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Solicitation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Travel ,
Unconscionable Contracts ,
Void Contracts ,
Wrongful Termination
On September 30, 2018, for the final time during his tenure as Governor, Governor Jerry Brown acted on a series of bills passed by the legislature that would have far-reaching consequences for employers. Though employers can...more
10/2/2018
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Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Board of Directors ,
DFEH ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
FEHA ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Harassment ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Bans ,
State Labor Laws ,
Void and Unenforceable ,
Woman Board Members