The California Supreme Court refused to decide whether the “honest belief” defense to discrimination and retaliation claims is valid under California law. Instead, in Richey v. Autonation, Inc., the Court…
Read More ›The short answer: not really. This year’s State of the Union Address, delivered by a lame-duck President to a hostile Congress, contained ideas that, if enacted, would surely affect American…
Read More ›This week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in connection with the California Supreme Court’s decision in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation Los Angleles, LLC. Had the Court heard the Iskanian…
Read More ›The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held this week that time spent by employees going through a post-shift security screening is not compensable time. In a relatively brief and uncontroversial opinion,…
Read More ›On November 20, 2014 President Obama announced a set of immigration changes to be implemented by executive action within the parameters of current U.S. immigration laws. The announcement was accompanied…
Read More ›HK’s Felicia Reid’s article in the Daily Journal entitled “Sometimes it takes work to leave work,” addresses a case currently under consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court. You can read the…
Read More ›HK’s Christine Helwick writes about California’s Affirmative Consent law in the latest Inside Higher Ed. You can find a link to the article here.
Read More ›Last year, we reported on a decision from a federal judge in San Francisco granting summary judgment to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a case brought on behalf…
Read More ›In what is potentially the biggest change to California’s employment laws, beginning July 1, 2015, all California employers will be required to provide paid sick leave to all employees who…
Read More ›Ferry Lopez Addresses the “Kill Switch” law in the Daily Journal. See the entire article below. Will California’s “Kill Switch” Law Kill An Employer’s Ability To Protect Sensitive Company Information?…
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