With a new governor and a progressive state legislature, 2019 was a significant year for legislative developments in California labor and employment law. … Read more

With a new governor and a progressive state legislature, 2019 was a significant year for legislative developments in California labor and employment law. … Read more
This Employment Law This Week monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers in November 2019. The update specifically addresses: … Read more
As we get ready to celebrate Halloween, it’s good to remember that the tradition we enjoy today started over a thousand years ago, with the Celtic festival … Read more
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation which effectively outlaws mandatory arbitration agreements with employees — a new version … Read more
This Employment Law This Week® monthly rundown updates some of the most important employment law developments of the past month: DOL issues final overtime … Read more
On October 8th, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in three cases that may determine whether Title VII’s prohibition against discrimination “on the … Read more
California recently approved an extension to the deadline for California employers to comply with the state’s new anti-harassment training mandate. As … Read more
Note: California’s new worker classification law is controversial and has already prompted Uber, Lyft and DoorDash to fund a $90 million campaign … Read more
In a decision that applies to a single dispute, but which has wide implications for recruiters, sourcers and the HR vendors who serve them, a federal … Read more
Note: Last month, Eric crafted a social media quiz testing your understanding of the NLRB rules around social media policies. The link to the quiz is at … Read more
This Employment Law This Week® monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into September 2019. The update specifically … Read more
New York employers and those out-of-state organizations who just sometimes have employees working in the Empire State have until October 9 to provide New … Read more
This Employment Law This Week® monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into August 2019. The update specifically … Read more
Several months ago, the IRS released an information letter originally written in 2015 that appeared to expand an employer’s ability to correct mistaken … Read more
In an attempt to improve the working conditions for employees or protect the general public, federal and state legislatures have passed a number of … Read more
This Employment Law This Week® monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into July 2019. In this episode: State … Read more
How do you train your lawyer? As easily as you train a dragon. Which means, as labor and employment lawyer Kevin Johnson told a Tampa DisruptHR audience, … Read more
Illinois lawmakers recently approved House Bill 1438, referred to as the “Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act,” legalizing recreational marijuana. Governor … Read more
This Employment Law monthly rundown discusses the most important developments for employers heading into June 2019. The episode covers: Worker … Read more
Prior to the advent of social media and especially the #MeToo movement, employers were generally comfortable drawing a bright line between what employees … Read more