September 12, 2019
California’s A.B. 5 Poised to Change Independent Contractor Law Permanently
On September 11, 2019, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 5, a landmark employment bill that largely codifies the state Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court,…
Read More ›April 25, 2019
Classwide Arbitration Cannot be Compelled from an Ambiguous Agreement, Divided Supreme Court Holds
On April 24, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court in Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela issued the latest in what has become a burgeoning series of impactful rulings related to arbitration…
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On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed white-collar overtime exemption rule that would set the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) salary threshold for exempt…
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In its recently issued decision in SuperShuttle DFW, Inc. and Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1338, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) reversed course on the test it uses to determine…
Read More ›January 4, 2019
What To Expect In California Employment Law For 2019
WHAT TO EXPECT IN CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR 2019 In many ways, 2018 was a bellwether year for California employment law, seeing major changes in the laws pertaining to sexual…
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