Employers in California often present new employees with an arbitration agreement, usually at onboarding. Employers often — or at least they should — take great care when drafting arbitration agreements to ensure they comply…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law
On July 1, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered summary judgment in favor of a national homebuilder against its insurance company, United Specialty Insurance Company (“USIC”), holding that…
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/ Construction Law, Insurance, Real Estate - Residential
The news is rife with stories of federal immigration agencies increasing their enforcement activity, particularly US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). But what should…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Today, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, the Supreme Court unanimously held that in order to establish a prima facie case of discrimination under Title VII, a plaintiff who is a member of a majority group does not…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Employers in California often offer employees the ability to sign “meal period waivers,” usually at onboarding. These written waivers reflect the employee’s agreement, on a going-forward basis, to waive their first meal periods…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On February 14, 2025, the Acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued Memorandum GC 25-05, rescinding certain memoranda issued by the former General Counsel. Former General Counsel Jennifer A…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
Join us for a lively discussion of critical year-end updates for California employers. We will address new legislation and key case rulings. Topics include:
- Key bills relating to freelance workers, “captive audience”…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
With the California’s legislative session ending in October, we now know which bills made it through the legislative process and were presented to the governor, and which bills died along that path. For those bills that made it…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Summary: The Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act applies not just to sexual assault and sexual harassment claims, but to all claims asserted in the “case.”…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
On Oct. 7, 2024, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), issued a memorandum aimed squarely at non-compete and “stay-or-pay” provisions, and how she plans to address them under the…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
The FTC’s national ban on non-compete agreements and related court challenges once again puts the spotlight on restrictive covenants and their continued viability in a variety of contractual scenarios.
This interactive Zoom…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Summary: Courts must consider allegations of a racially hostile workplace “from the perspective of a reasonable person belonging to the racial or ethnic group of the plaintiff.” Under this framework, “a single racial epithet can…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The Risk of Litigating Before Moving to Arbitrate - Many employers in California ask or require their employees to execute arbitration agreements. When a claim arises, the employer has a choice—proceed with litigation…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
UPDATE: JULY 1, 2024 The proposed PAGA reform legislation passed the California Assembly and Senate and has been signed into law by Governor Newsom today.
What are the main takeaways from the proposed legislation?
To…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
Garcia v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC, 102 Cal. App. 5th 41 (2024) - Summary: Although parties may delegate questions regarding the validity of an arbitration agreement to the arbitrator, the delegation presupposes the existence of…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
