The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), enacted in 2004, upturned California’s employment law landscape. In theory, PAGA allowed employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
It is that time of year again, when California Governor Gavin Newsom considers a number of bills that need to be signed by September 30, 2024, in order to take effect. Several of those bills would impact California employers, as…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Join us for a complimentary webinar during which CDF partners will discuss the new iteration of California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and related legal developments while providing attendees with strategic guidance…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In Simers v. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, Plaintiff T.J. Simers was a well-known columnist for the Times, who after 23 years of employment, suffered a medical issue at the age of 62. Upon resuming his duties, the Times…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The MOU -
On August 28, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board and Department of Labor (“Labor Agencies”) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Justice – Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
Earlier this week, California passed bill AB 3234 with ease in both the State Assembly (77-0) and the Senate (36-0). Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to sign the bill…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a recent legal dispute, Mahram v. The Kroger Co., a California Court of Appeal delivered a decision that may have implications for employment arbitration agreements. Although the case at hand involved a consumer transaction,…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
The ongoing battle to turn NCAA student-athletes into employees continued this week. As reported here early this year, in February, Laura Sacks, Regional Director of Region 1 of the National Labor Relations Board, issued a…
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/ Administrative Law, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
As of yesterday afternoon, employers across the country that utilize noncompete agreements may breathe a sigh of relief, as Judge Ada Brown beat her self-imposed deadline of August 30, 2024 and ordered an end to any enforcement…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law
In July, this blog alerted you to the outcome of the preliminary injunction rulings in Ryan, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission and ATS Tree Services, LLC v. Federal Trade Commission, which resulted in a 1-1 tie between employers…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On August 15, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued a momentous unanimous decision in Stone v. Alameda Health System (“Stone”), concluding that public employers are exempt from various Labor Code provisions and PAGA…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
On July 23, 2024, California’s “Heat Illness Prevention in Indoor Places of Employment” regulation went into effect. The new regulation applies to most California workplaces where indoor temperatures reach 82°F or higher, and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On August 1, 2024 UCSIC conducted a second draw from the H-1B lottery pool.
Federal law authorizes the issuance of 85,000 new H-1 visas per year…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
CDF Wage and Hour Task Force – Monthly Updates and Tips -
On Thursday, the California Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in the matter of Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc.…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
CDF Partners Leigh A. White and Marianne C. Koepf will present an insightful webinar on one of the fastest-growing areas of litigation in California: disability discrimination and reasonable accommodation. With the…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
