HK’s Derek Ishikawa gives analysis of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in the Fisher v. University of Texas (“Fisher II”). A link to the article can be found here.
Read More ›On June 23, 2016, in Fisher v. University of Texas et al., (“Fisher II”), the United States Supreme Court voted 4-3 to uphold the limited use of race in college…
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Take a Seat (if Reasonable): The California Supreme Court “Clarifies” Employee Seating Requirements
In April, in Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., the California Supreme Court weighed in, at the request of the Ninth Circuit, on elements of two California Wage Orders that have,…
Read More ›We recently blogged about the U.S. Department of Labor’s dramatic increase in the salary threshold for exempt employees. The federal changes put California in the unusual position of having (at…
Read More ›June 1, 2016
Misappropriation of Trade Secrets: Make a Federal Case Out of It (Under the Defend Trade Secrets Act)
Last month, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“DTSA”) into law, which permits plaintiffs to bring civil claims for misappropriation of trade secrets in federal court. While…
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