The NLRB is back in business. After several years in the weeds, there is now a fully constituted Board, a confirmed General Counsel and no questions as to the legitimacy…
Read More ›The California Supreme Court’s decision in Sonic Calabassas A, Inc. v. Moreno has the potential to eliminate a powerful tool used by employers to avoid administrative hearings before the California Department…
Read More ›The conventional wisdom says that there are distinct challenges in managing Millennials (or Generation Y), defined as individuals between the ages of 18 and 32. The most common complaints from…
Read More ›On October 15, the Supreme Court dismissed the writ of certiorari it granted in Madigan v. Levin as improvidently granted. We had mixed feelings about the case, as it had…
Read More ›Earlier this year, in Harris v. City of Santa Monica, the California Supreme Court gave employers an unexpected win when it approved of the “mixed motive” theory of proof. As a…
Read More ›A recent survey by the Pew Research Center reports that 58% of Americans say that religion is very important in their lives and 76% of Americans say that prayer is…
Read More ›As we previously reported to you, while the federal government remains officially shut down as Congress continues its budget negotiations, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has put into place…
Read More ›Last week, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance that requires employers to consider workers’ requests for flexible work arrangements and predictable work schedules due to caregiving responsibilities. …
Read More ›In 2007, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg infamously told participants at a startup conference that younger is better. “I want to stress the importance of being young and technical,” he stated….
Read More ›In any shutdown of the federal government, the media is quick to report on whether federal employees are “essential” or “non-essential.” Make whatever joke you want, but most federal employees…
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