During the pandemic when workplaces were closed and employees had to work from home due to Covid-19 restrictions, employers were required to either provide the equipment needed to work from
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Class Actions
Scam Targets Defendants in Class-Action Cases
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
We’ve discussed before how phishing scams target employers. A new scam focuses on defendants who have settled class-action claims. The scammers send wire transfer instructions that appear to come…
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Judicial Hostility to Employment Arbitration Flares up in 9th Circuit
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
When you draft employment arbitration agreements, it’s not enough to know what the law is. You should also know what the law will be at the time that someone challenges…
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Ten Commandments for Avoiding Employment Lawsuits in California
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
From the employer’s perspective, the only way to truly “win” an employment case is to avoid it in the first place. We litigators love the thrill of gettting a…
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The Future of Class Action Waivers in California Employment Cases to be Decided This Summer
By Nancy Yaffe on
On April 3, 2014, the California Supreme Court heard oral argument in front of a packed courtroom in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, a case involving the enforceability of class/representative…
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Employer Wins Battle Over Suitable Seating (For Now)
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
Kmart won a trial this week in federal court over claims that it failed to provide seats for its cashiers. Still, there’s no reason to think that this issue is
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CALIFORNIA COURT OF APPEAL UPHOLDS CLASS ACTION WAIVERS
By Nancy Yaffe on
This week brought some good news for employers seeking to enforce class and representative action waivers in arbitration agreements in California. In Iskanian v. CLS Transportation [pdf], the
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'TIS THE SEASON FOR UNPAID INTERNSHIPS (OR NOT)
By Nancy Yaffe on
It is starting to feel like summer, with graduation dates on the calendar, long daylight hours, and plenty of high school and college students and recent graduates looking for resume-building
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A View Of The Post-Brinker Landscape
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In the few weeks since the decision in Brinker v. Superior Court, two court decisions that we know of have invoked the elements of Brinker in their discussions. In the
A Verb A Verb, My Kingdom For A Verb
By Jeffrey D. Polsky on
When all is said and done, the Brinker issue comes down to a missing verb.…
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