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More than a year ago, President Barack Obama directed the Secretary of Labor to “modernize and streamline” the agency’s white collar exemption regulations under the federal Fair Labor Standard Act….

Earlier today, Uber Technologies, Inc. announced the decision of the California Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) finding that a driver was an employee, not an independent…

Today, the Los Angeles City Council voted 13-1 to make the City the largest in the United States to have a minimum wage to $15/hour, a raise which will fully…

In a near-unanimous 7-page opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court held that employers need not have “actual knowledge” that an employee is requesting a modification of his position for religious purposes…

SEC BRINGS ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST A COMPANY FOR RESTRICTIVE LANGUAGE IN CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT THAT COULD STIFLE WHISTLEBLOWERS On April 1, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that for the…

This week, in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc., the United States Supreme Court found that, under Title VII, employers must provide pregnant employees with the same accommodations that they…

CALIFORNIA COURT REFUSES TO ENFORCE BYLAW AMENDMENT COMPELLING ARBITRATION BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION There have been several recent Delaware court decisions and much commentary regarding the enforceability of…

Even before the President’s executive actions on immigration have been implemented, there is a new development. On Monday, a federal district court in Texas issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the…

Vaccines for children have been front-page news around the country after the breakout of measles at Disneyland.  Rightfully, the focus has been on children who are unvaccinated and the effect…

February has rolled around again and we’re thinking about powder days for skiing in the mountains and Caribbean vacations to find some sun, and April showers to bring May flowers……