Last week, my colleagues Jeffrey Horton Thomas, Steven Gallagher and I presented a webinar entitled “Employer Update: Practical Advice from Employment Litigators in the Trenches”. In this
Continue Reading Practical Advice from Employment Litigators in the TrenchesTesting Your Patience: EEOC Revises COVID Testing Guidelines
While many now refer to the COVID-19 pandemic as a thing of the past, it is anything but gone. At the time this post was drafted, positive COVID cases in
Continue Reading Testing Your Patience: EEOC Revises COVID Testing GuidelinesReproductive Rights in the California Workplace
On June 24, 2022, the United State Supreme Court held in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, overruling long-standing
Continue Reading Reproductive Rights in the California WorkplaceU.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!Responsible Beverage Training Required for Servers & Managers This Summer
Effective July 1, 2022, all on-premise alcoholic beverage servers and their managers must take Responsible Beverage Training (“RBS Training”). This ABC approved training must be completed by August 31, 2022
Continue Reading Responsible Beverage Training Required for Servers & Managers This SummerWebinar – “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”Accommodating Anxiety and Related Disabilities
Harried, frazzled, overwhelmed, anxious and stressed are words that I’m hearing a lot lately. No, I’m not a therapist, though sometimes, as a lawyer, I feel like one. Disability claims
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California Supreme Court Decision in ‘Naranjo’ Creates New Obligations for Employers
and Cody Stroman
The California Supreme Court on May 23, 2022, released its decision in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., and, in doing so, placed additional obligations on California’s
Continue Reading California Supreme Court Decision in ‘Naranjo’ Creates New Obligations for EmployersInflation Hits Employers—Additional California Minimum Wage Increases
California minimum wage is set to increase on January 1, 2023. And, if inflation increases by 7% or more this fiscal year, there will be additional minimum wage obligations taking
Continue Reading Inflation Hits Employers—Additional California Minimum Wage IncreasesUpdate 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