A new law that took effect on January 1st, California Assembly Bill 692 (“AB 692”), significantly limits employers’ ability to require repayment of bonus, training, relocation and other retention-linked incentives upon a…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
California employers face an important new compliance deadline under the state’s newly enacted Workplace Know Your Rights Act. By February 1, 2026, all California employers must distribute this mandatory “Know Your Rights”…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Proskauer secured a victory for our client on a motion to compel arbitration in a sex discrimination action filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court. The plaintiff alleged sex-based discrimination and harassment; retaliation;…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
On December 26, 2025, a federal judge in the Eastern District of California granted the National Labor Relations Board’s (“NLRB” or “Board”) bid for a preliminary injunction to block enforcement of recently enacted labor…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
As 2025 winds down, many employers are focused on year-end reviews, budget planning, and compliance checklists for the year ahead. But before turning the page on another year in California employment law, two recent jury…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law
Los Angeles has claimed the top spot on the American Tort Reform Foundation’s (ATRF) annual list of “Judicial Hellholes.” The Report claims that “lawsuit abuse in Los Angeles . . . has propelled the jurisdiction to the very top…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Personal Injury
Steven McDoniel was employed by Kavry Management as an “assistant grower” at its licensed marijuana growing facility in Adelanto, California. After $70,000 in cash and marijuana were stolen from the storage room, employees were…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
This case involves the (much-litigated) issue currently pending before the California Supreme Court in Leeper v. Shipt, Inc., 107 Cal. App. 5th 1001, rev. granted (2025): Does the version of PAGA in effect from 2016 to mid-2024…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law
Three former employees of Circle K Stores sued, alleging age discrimination based upon Circle K’s denial of a promotion. The employees alleged that despite their “impressive track records” and indications on their part of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
We invite you to review our newly-posted, November 2025 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Wayne Gandy spent 15 years as a professional football player with the NFL. He played with the Los Angeles Rams during the 1994 season before the team moved to St. Louis, but never again played for a California team…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Workers' Compensation
Sherry M. Detwiler worked as a privacy officer and the Director of Health Information for a hospital (Mid-Columbia Medical Center) from September 2020, until her employment was terminated in December 2021. Detwiler is a…
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/ Civil Rights, Health, Labor & Employment Law
In recent years, it has become increasingly common for plaintiffs to sue anonymously—while at the same time identifying the defendant(s) by name as well as their alleged acts often in lurid and excruciating detail. A lawsuit,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Privacy
On October 12, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed S.B. 294, the “Workplace Know Your Rights Act” (the “Act”). In response to recent immigration enforcement actions, the Act aims to educate workers on their civil rights in the…
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/ Civil Rights, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Just as the deciduous trees turn autumn orange and the pumpkin lattes start sloshing about, our busy-bee lawmakers in Sacramento have unveiled a whole new slate of rules and regulations to further finetune the workplaces of…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
