by kyl admin | Nov 21, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Today, the California Supreme Court affirmed a California Court of Appeal opinion pertaining to a former employee’s forfeiture of unvested stock. In affirming the lower court’s decision, the Court in Schachter v. Citigroup, Inc. held that an agreement...
by kyl admin | Jul 7, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On July 7, 2009, the Ninth Circuit issued two favorable decisions which involve an examination of the outside sales exemption as it pertains to class certification issues. In Vinole v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., the Ninth Circuit affirmed the trial court’s...
by kyl admin | Jun 21, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
This afternoon, the California Supreme Court handed down its highly anticipated decision in Arias v. Superior Court (Angelo Dairy) (June 29, 2009, S155965) ___ Cal.4th ___. Two central issues were before the Court: (1) Whether an employee who sues under the Unfair...
by kyl admin | Jun 21, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Yesterday, in a 5 to 4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to plaintiffs who bring so-called “mixed-motive” age discrimination cases. In Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., the Court held that a plaintiff bringing an ADEA disparate-treatment...
by kyl admin | Mar 19, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On March 19, 2009, the Department of Labor issued important notices relating to the COBRA subsidy requirements enacted February 17, 2009. The following is a brief summary of the subsidy provisions and the notice requirements. Links to the new model notices and...
by kyl admin | Jan 29, 2009 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act into law. This Act overturns the Supreme Court’s decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear, which had ruled that the 180 days statute of limitations for filing an equal pay lawsuit under Title...
