As you surely know by now, non-compete and non-solicit agreements, and related provisions in settlement or other types of agreements, will be even more heavily scrutinized in California in 2024.
Continue Reading Time to Revisit Your Confidentiality Agreement
I have often said to clients that retaliation claims in California are the easiest claims to allege and the hardest claims to defend. Regardless of the statute, a retaliation claim
Continue Reading Retaliation Claims Will Be Even Easier to Allege in 2024
Do you want to avoid workplace claims? One great place to start is with gratitude.
In so many employment cases we see, the underlying issue is someone feeling under-appreciated. Employees
Continue Reading A Thanksgiving Reminder — Gratitude at Work
California voters will no longer decide the fate of the controversial Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Act), which was expected to significantly affect fast-food restaurants in the
Continue Reading California Repeals FAST Act, Approves New Fast-Food Industry Regulations
My sexual harassment prevention training sessions always include a discussion of the common misconceptions about it. The news about pop star Lizzo brought some of these issues top-of-mind . A
Continue Reading Harassment Prevention Reminders and Lessons from Lizzo
Yes, we are all tired of Covid-19, but it is back with a vengeance this Fall, as are back-to-school colds and soon, the flu. This blog is a quick refresher
Continue Reading Covid-19 is Back
Back in 2019, I posted about the difference between a Service Charge, an Automatic Gratuity, and a Gratuity/Tip.
I explained that a service charge is typically a set amount added
Continue Reading Service Charge vs. Gratuity and Why It Matters Revisited
In the words of the Los Angeles Times, it is a “Hot Labor Summer” in southern California. At this time:
As my New York colleagues write here, the New York Legislature just passed a bill that would prohibit non-competition agreements between employers and employees. If signed by Gov. Kathy
Continue Reading California’s Ban on Non-Competes is Catching On
How many times do people feel a twinge of misogyny, racism, anti-LGTBQ bias, or just that they work in an “old-boys network”? And when asked for examples, they
Continue Reading Blatant Misogyny and Racism at an Employment Defense Firm? Yes #MeToo Is Still Relevant