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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

PAGA Reimagined: A New Chapter for California’s Employers and Employees

On June 18, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas announced a tentative deal to reform a number of aspects of California’s Private Attorneys...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

California Employers Must Pay COVID Work-From-Home Expenses

California employers must reimburse workers for their COVID work-from-home expenses, a panel of the state’s Court of Appeal has ruled. To accomplish his duties for his employer, Paul Thai required Internet access, telephone...more

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California Imposes Greater Pay Transparency and Pay Data Requirements

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Starting January 1, 2023, California employers will be required to include in job postings the pay range for the position and to disclose to current employees on their request the pay range for the position they hold. Senate...more

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US Supreme Court Cracks the Door Slightly Open for Arbitration of PAGA Claims

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California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is a statute that authorizes employees to bring an action for civil penalties on behalf of the state against an employer for Labor Code violations committed against the...more

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2022 Labor & Employment Law Update for California Employers

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2021 has been another busy year for the Legislature’s enactment of new laws affecting California employers. Below you will find our annual 2021 Employment Law Update....more

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New California Wage & Hour Laws for 2022

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The close of the 2021 California legislative session brings forth a series of new wage and hour laws that impact employers and take effect on January 1, 2022. Assembly Bill (AB) 286 addresses food delivery, including...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

California Employment Roundup: Q1 2021

Independent contractors, meal periods, and PAGA. The first quarter of 2021 yielded some key rulings from the California appellate courts on independent contractor classification, meal-period rounding, and arbitration of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A “Culture Of Concealment” – Scrutinizing Overbroad NDAs

Courts are increasingly scrutinizing agreements that extend beyond what is necessary to protect bona fide confidential information and trade secrets. The recent decision in Hamilton v. Juul Labs, Inc., Case No....more

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Man Bites Dog: This PAGA Lawsuit Is Different

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Members of the plaintiffs’ bar submit about 500 PAGA notices each month to California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Each notice presages yet another PAGA lawsuit against yet another hapless...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - June 2018

This edition of Employment Flash provides an overview of employment laws going into effect in July 2018 in certain jurisdictions, three recent employment-related U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the National Labor Relations...more

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