Any one of three bills still advancing through the California Legislature’s 2022 session will have broad consequences for California employers if enacted. The Legislature has until August 31 to pass
Continue Reading Consequential Bills to Employers Advance Through California Legislature
Please join us for a complimentary webinar on Thursday September 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) in which California defense attorneys will share
Continue Reading Webinar – Avoid the Top Five HR MistakesPlease join us for a complimentary webinar on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST) for insight on emerging threats in California employment litigation. Fox employment
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Several years ago, the payment structure for numerous salon and spa employees was turned on its head, as these salons and spas faced liability for paying employees a commission when
Continue Reading The Ugly Side of Salon and Spa Compensation Revisited
I am not usually a policy wonk, and I often think in terms of concepts not cases. However, I must say that listening to the US Supreme Court’s oral argument
Continue Reading Fate of PAGA’s Inclusion In Class Action Waivers in SCOTUS’ Hands
As of New Year’s Day, the minimum wage employers must pay California employees once again jumps up, with ramifications beyond simply paying at least the new minimum rate.
The New
Continue Reading Buckle Up: Minimum Wage Hikes Coming on New Year’s Day!
Have you been re-using the same old agreement template that was drafted many years ago? Well, if you are in California, it is time for another refresh before year end
Continue Reading California Settlement and Separation Agreement Templates Will Need a Refresh for January 1, 2022
The Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) is crazy making for California employers.
In plain English, PAGA allows a Court to award a penalty for each pay period that includes a
Continue Reading Is There Any Viable Defense to a Dreaded PAGA Claim?
Think back pre-Covid, the end of 2019, a law was set to take effect in California that banned mandatory arbitration, and imposed criminal penalties on employers for mandating arbitration. This
Continue Reading Mandatory Arbitration Again in Question in CA (AB 51 Resuscitated)
Background
The California Supreme Court just made it even more difficult to do business in California. Overturning the ruling of two lower courts, on July 15, 2021, the Court held
Continue Reading California Supreme Court Rules that Meal and Rest Premiums Must be Paid at the “Regular Rate”