by commune | Jul 13, 2017 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On July 13, 2017, the California Supreme Court issued an important opinion regarding the appropriate scope of discovery in increasingly popular PAGA-only, non-class action cases. In Williams v. Superior Court (Marshalls of CA, LLC), No. S227228, the Court unanimously...
by commune | Jun 29, 2017 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On June 29, 2017, the Washington Supreme Court confirmed that employers have an obligation to provide meal breaks and ensure that those breaks comply with Washington statutory requirements. The decision contrasts notably with the position of the California Supreme...
by commune | Dec 22, 2016 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On December 22, 2016, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion ruling that California law prohibits “on call” rest periods. Augustus v. ABM Security Services, a class action involving security guards who claimed they were required to be on call during their rest...
by commune | Dec 14, 2016 | Employment Alerts, Other News
On December 9, 2016, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), which imposes a number of restrictions on employers’ pre-employment screening practice. Notably, the Ordinance prohibits Los Angeles...
by commune | Dec 1, 2016 | Employment Alerts, Other News
The New Year is almost here, which means changes to California’s employment laws and, consequently, to the way our state’s employers operate their day-to-day business. Below, we summarize six laws that take effect in 2017 and one that goes into effect in 2018. Please...
by commune | Nov 22, 2016 | Employment Alerts, Other News
Earlier this year, the Department of Labor issued its Final Overtime Expansion Rule. The Final Rule purported to amend, among other things, the Fair Labor Standard Act’s “white collar” exemption by raising the salary threshold to $47,476, effective December 1, 2016. ...
