The California Court of Appeal dealt another blow to California employers—employees who’s individual PAGA claims are compelled to arbitration now maintain standing to bring their representative PAGA claims in court.
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect in January, imposing strict new data privacy mandates on many companies with employees in California, whether they are headquartered inside or outside
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Parental leave policies are back in the news. Jones Day, one of the nation’s largest law firms, faces legal action claiming its parental leave policy is discriminatory. The policy at
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The gift that keeps on giving, the California Supreme Court decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court is getting a fresh look to determine whether it applies retroactively.
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Father’s Day came early for the class of new dads who settled their gender discrimination lawsuit last week regarding JPMorgan Chase’s parental leave policy. As we discussed here, this
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Fox Rothschild LLP is proud to support the Bay Area Urban Debate League. BAUDL establishes and maintains competitive debate leagues in under-resourced public middle and high schools. BAUDL teaches young
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Guest Blog Post by Summer Associate Josie Lopez
As the millennial generation becomes the majority of the workforce, the composition of the workplace is changing significantly, and companies are starting
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A few days ago, many companies celebrated ‘Take Your Dog To Work Day’. At an increasing number of companies, employees take their pets to work every day. At other companies,
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