In meaningful numbers, employers across the U.S. who are rebuilding their workforces are being sued by employees not recalled from COVID furloughs and applicants not hired. Last week, I posted
Continue Reading Hiring During the Pandemic: Employers Must Plan Defensively
On Monday night, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 2257 (AB2257), a clean-up bill to Assembly Bill 5 (AB5). Under AB 2257, musicians, fine artists, freelance writers, photographers, and translators
Continue Reading California Legislature Reaches Deal On Modifications to AB5
As someone who represents employers, I’ve long been a proponent of arbitration as a way to limit exposure to employment claims. I have colleagues who disagree and I recognize that
Continue Reading Reassessing the Pros and Cons of Workplace Arbitration
The fate of rideshare companies in California has taken several dramatic twists today following last week’s preliminary injunction enjoining Lyft and Uber from classifying their drivers as independent contractors.
The
Continue Reading Shutdown Averted – Lyft and Uber’s AB-5 Battle With California Heats Up
Widespread opioid abuse continues, including among working Americans, subjecting employers to the risk of liability under the intricacies of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and similar state laws. On
Continue Reading EEOC Issues Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation of Opioid Use and Addiction
Faced with escalating Coronavirus infections in California, county public health departments across the state are ramping up enforcement of COVID-related restrictions on businesses — conducting investigations, imposing fines and
Continue Reading County Public Health Departments Ratchet Up Enforcement on Businesses of COVID-19 Related Restrictions
On May 4, 2020, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed two new ordinances into law, affecting specified hotels and their restaurants, event centers, commercial properties, and airport services. The Right
Continue Reading Long Beach Follows Los Angeles With Right of Recall and Worker Retention Ordinances
In response to the COVID-19 emergency and stay-at-home orders, Mayor Eric Garcetti signed two new ordinances into law. Both ordinances will become effective on June 14, 2020.
The Right to
Continue Reading Union-Style Recall Rights Awarded to Certain Los Angeles Workers
Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on May 6, 2020 that creates a rebuttable presumption that employees working outside the home who contract COVID-19 became infected at work. They
Continue Reading California Will Presume that Workers Contracted COVID on the Job
Following the April 7, 2020 Worker Protection Order issued by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed an Ordinance adding additional safeguards for workers
Continue Reading Los Angeles County Provides Grocery, Drug, Food-Delivery Workers Additional Protections During Covid-19 Outbreak