Following a whirlwind year, that included a transition to a new presidential administration and a constantly evolving legal landscape, employers are left with more questions than answers. During this in-depth discussion, we...more
11/30/2021
/ Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Duty to Bargain ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Health and Essential Rights (HERO) Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Safety
Class action litigation brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is on the rise—particularly in California—after the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a 2017 decision applying a hypertechnical...more
11/6/2020
/ Actual Damages ,
Appeals ,
Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act (CCRAA) ,
Defense Strategies ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) ,
Title VII ,
Webinars
Class action litigation brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is on the rise—particularly in California—after the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a 2017 decision applying a hypertechnical...more
9/9/2020
/ Actual Damages ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Class Action ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Defense Strategies ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Punitive Damages ,
Statutory Damages ,
Webinars
Class action litigation brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is on the rise—particularly in California—after the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a 2017 decision applying a hypertechnical...more
7/21/2020
/ Actual Damages ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Background Checks ,
Class Action ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Defense Strategies ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Punitive Damages ,
Statutory Damages ,
Webinars
Although multi-jurisdictional compliance is a challenge in relation to every aspect of employment law, the structure of employment contracts and the enforcement of global policies require particularly careful...more
10/4/2019
/ Corporate Culture ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Jurisdiction ,
Public Policy ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wrongful Termination
This month, Assembly Bill 5 (A.B. 5) was signed into California law. A.B. 5 codifies the “ABC Test”—used to determine if a worker is an independent contractor—which is broader, harsher and more inclusive than the common law...more
9/25/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour