It’s that time of year for my annual holiday rituals: gingerbread lattes, Black Friday sales and employee handbook updates! As we move into 2025, California’s legal landscape continues to evolve
Continue Reading Essential California Handbook Updates for 2025One Use of the “N-word” Lands an Employer in a Jury Trial – Lessons to Learn
One instance of a coworker directing the “N-word” to a Black employee can rise to the level of being so severe as to make for a racially hostile work environment
Continue Reading One Use of the “N-word” Lands an Employer in a Jury Trial – Lessons to LearnSeven Steps for an Effective Compliance Training Program
- Training should be fun and something
Big Changes Are Coming to California Summary Judgment Motions In 2025
Heads up to all employment litigators in California – changes are coming to the rules governing Motions for Summary Judgment and Summary Adjudication come January 1, 2025.
Both plaintiffs and
Continue Reading Big Changes Are Coming to California Summary Judgment Motions In 2025Time Off to Vote and Notice Requirements are Upon Us
Election 2024 is here and now is the time for employers in California to refresh themselves on the voting leave and posting requirements they must follow:
– Employers must allow
Continue Reading Time Off to Vote and Notice Requirements are Upon UsKudos to Steven Gallagher and his Practice Guidance on PAGA!
It is so great to work with super smart people. Our Los Angeles partner, Steven P. Gallagher, is so knowledgeable that he was tapped by LexisNexis to write a
Continue Reading Kudos to Steven Gallagher and his Practice Guidance on PAGA!
More Protected Time Off Provisions for CA Employers (AB 2499)
It can be so confusing to understand whether and when an employee’s missed shift can be grounds for discipline.
For example, you can’t discipline an employee, even if they call
Continue Reading More Protected Time Off Provisions for CA Employers (AB 2499)Mandatory ‘Captive Audience Meetings’ Banned in California
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 399, known as “The California Worker Freedom from Employer Intimidation Act,” into law. Practically speaking, SB 399 was enacted to prohibit employers from
Continue Reading Mandatory ‘Captive Audience Meetings’ Banned in California8 Tips to Give Your Confidentiality Agreements Teeth (In a Post-Non-Compete World)
An employee with access to customer lists and other key business information leaves the company. You want to enforce your confidentiality agreement, but with the recent restrictions on non-competition/non-solicitation clauses
Continue Reading 8 Tips to Give Your Confidentiality Agreements Teeth (In a Post-Non-Compete World)Potential New Rules for Freelance Contracts
The Freelance Worker Protection Act is a significant new bill currently sitting on Governor Newsom’s desk, awaiting a signature or veto. Also known as SB 988, the bill is designed
Continue Reading Potential New Rules for Freelance Contracts