Hand-signed arbitration agreements will be easier for employers to enforce in light of a recent California Court of Appeal ruling. Declarations from former employees claiming they “do not recall” having
Continue Reading When Employees Sue, You may Wish They had Signed Their Arbitration Agreements by HandJeffrey S. Horton Thomas
It’s That Time of Year Again: Make Your Plans for the H-1B Lottery
At the start of each year, we kick off H-1B Cap Season by working with U.S. employers to prepare for registration in the upcoming H-1B Cap Lottery. U.S. employers interested…
Continue Reading It’s That Time of Year Again: Make Your Plans for the H-1B LotteryComing Your Way: New COVID-19 Prevention Regulations for the Workplace
New COVID-19 prevention regulations for California workplaces will become effective no later than January 14, 2023. The new COVID-19 Non-Emergency Prevention Standards contain significant changes as compared to the current…
Continue Reading Coming Your Way: New COVID-19 Prevention Regulations for the WorkplaceEmployers’ COVID-19-Related Obligations Change Under New Legislation
Three bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last week once again modify employers’ obligations to California employees who are exposed to or contract COVID-19. The most important aspects of this…
Continue Reading Employers’ COVID-19-Related Obligations Change Under New LegislationCalifornia Imposes Greater Pay Transparency and Pay Data Requirements
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…
Continue Reading California Imposes Greater Pay Transparency and Pay Data RequirementsSign or Veto? Bills Impacting Employers Await Governor Newsom’s Decision
Bills of importance to California employers were passed by the California Legislature in the final days of the 2022 session, which ended yesterday. Governor Gavin Newsom has until September 30…
Continue Reading Sign or Veto? Bills Impacting Employers Await Governor Newsom’s DecisionConsequential Bills to Employers Advance Through California Legislature
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 LegislatureU.S. Supreme Court: Arbitration Agreements Can Include Enforceable PAGA Waivers!
In what will be one of the biggest wins for California employers this year, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that waivers of employees’ individual claims under California’s Private Attorneys…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court: Arbitration Agreements Can Include Enforceable PAGA Waivers!Webinar – “New Threats to California Employers”
Please 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…
Continue Reading Webinar – “New Threats to California Employers”Update Practices: New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulations Are Now Effective
The COVID-19 rules for California workplaces have changed once again, statewide. Now in effect, the newest version of Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) make changes of importance to all…
Continue Reading Update Practices: New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Regulations Are Now Effective