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Employment Law Updates Impacting California Workplaces in 2026
An overview of the most significant new California employment laws taking effect January 1, 2026 — from the higher statewide minimum wage and the ban on “stay-or-pay” agreements to new notice, personnel-file, and AI-in-hiring requirements.
Read more →Mid-Year Employment Law Update – Deadlines Coming July 1, 2025
Several California employment law developments carry July 1, 2025 deadlines — including a wave of city minimum wage increases and the annual review and training obligations under the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan law.
Read more →New Employment Laws Impacting California Employers and Employees in 2025
A summary of the key new California employment laws effective January 1, 2025 — including the higher statewide minimum wage, expanded crime-victim protections, the Freelance Worker Protection Act, limits on captive-audience meetings, and new LA County background-check rules.
Read more →Minimum Wage Increases Coming to CA Cities on July 1, 2024
Many California cities raise their local minimum wage each July. Here are the new rates effective July 1, 2024 — plus a reminder that employees are entitled to the minimum wage of the city or county where they actually work.
Read more →Workplace Violence Prevention Plans Now Mandatory in California
By July 1, 2024, most California employers must create, implement, maintain, and train employees on a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan. Here is what the Plan must include and which limited employers are exempt.
Read more →New Employment Laws Impacting California Employers and Employees in 2024
A summary of the key new California employment laws effective in 2024 — including the higher statewide minimum wage, expanded paid sick leave, reproductive loss leave, cannabis-use protections, new non-compete restrictions, the Workplace Violence Prevention Plan mandate, and health-care and fast-food wage increases.
Read more →CA Cities and Counties with Minimum Wage Increases Effective July 1, 2023
Many California cities and counties raise their local minimum wage each July. Here are the new rates effective July 1, 2023 — plus a reminder that employees are entitled to the minimum wage of the city or county where they actually work.
Read more →Planning Ahead for New CA Employment Laws Coming in the New Year and Beyond
An overview of key new California employment laws taking effect in 2023 and beyond — including the higher statewide minimum wage, mandatory bereavement leave, expanded anti-discrimination and family-care protections, new pay transparency and reporting rules, and emergency-condition protections.
Read more →Minimum Wage Increases Effective July 1, COVID Developments, and Other Mid-Year Employment Law Updates
A mid-year roundup of California employment law developments for the second half of 2022 — including local minimum wage increases, the new IRS mileage rate, the CalSavers deadline, meal-and-rest break rulings, COVID updates, and the Viking River Cruises PAGA arbitration decision.
Read more →New Employment Laws and Action Steps to Prepare for 2022
An overview of new California employment laws and key action steps for 2022 — including COVID-related Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA developments, the CFRA expansion, the Silenced No More Act, wage and hour updates, the CalSavers deadline, and new limits on arbitration agreements.
Read more →CA Regulatory Board Relaxes Workplace COVID Rules
Cal/OSHA's June 2021 emergency COVID-19 rules, effective immediately, eased workplace requirements — including new face-covering, physical-distancing, testing, and vaccine-documentation standards for California employers.
Read more →CA Supreme Court Issues Critical Ruling on Meal Breaks and Timekeeping Policies
In Donohue v. AMN Services, the California Supreme Court held that employers cannot round time punches for meal periods and that noncompliant meal-break records create a rebuttable presumption of violations — underscoring the need for accurate timekeeping and compliant break policies.
Read more →Significant New Employment Laws for 2021
A summary of key California employment law changes for 2021 — including the expanded California Family Rights Act, mandatory COVID-19 exposure notifications, crime-victim leave, the higher state minimum wage, the AB 2257 independent contractor revisions, and the anti-harassment training deadline.
Read more →New COVID-19 Return to Work Guidelines and Requirements for CA Employers
As California reopened in 2020, employers bringing staff back to the workplace had to comply with state, county, and city COVID-19 requirements — including a written, worksite-specific prevention plan and industry-specific reopening protocols and checklists.
Read more →CA Governor Mandates New Statewide Business Closures in Specified Sectors
On July 13, 2020, Governor Newsom ordered statewide closures of indoor operations across numerous business sectors, with additional shutdowns for counties on the state's Monitoring List.
Read more →New Federal Law Entitles Employees to Paid Sick Leave and Paid Childcare-Related Leave Due to COVID-19
An overview of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which requires employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide emergency paid sick leave and expanded family and medical leave for COVID-19 related reasons.
Read more →CA Employers Get Ready – Many New Employment Laws Going Into Effect on January 1
A summary of key California employment laws effective January 1, 2020, including AB 5's limits on independent contractor classification, extended discrimination claim deadlines, restrictions on forced arbitration, lactation accommodation, and more.
Read more →CA Supreme Court Makes It More Difficult to Classify Workers as Independent Contractors
The California Supreme Court's decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court adopts the 'ABC test,' broadening which workers qualify as employees rather than independent contractors under the state's wage and hour rules.
Read more →New CA Laws Expand Protections for Immigrant Workers
Effective January 1, 2018, new California laws restrict employers from voluntarily granting federal immigration enforcement agents access to nonpublic worksites and employee records, and require notice to employees of I-9 inspections.
Read more →New Legislation Prohibits CA Employers From Considering Job Applicants’ Criminal Histories Until After Making a Conditional Offer of Employment
Effective January 1, 2018, California's 'Ban the Box' law bars most employers with five or more employees from asking about or considering an applicant's conviction history until after a conditional offer of employment, and sets out a required individualized-assessment process.
Read more →California Employers Will Soon Be Banned From Asking Job Applicants About Their Prior Salary
Effective January 1, 2018, California employers may no longer ask job applicants about their salary history or rely on it in hiring and pay decisions, and must provide a position's pay scale on reasonable request.
Read more →New California Law Affords More Parents the Right to Take a Job-Protected Leave of Absence to Bond with a New Child
Effective January 1, 2018, California's New Parent Leave Act extends up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected child-bonding leave to eligible employees at employers with at least 20 employees, with continued health coverage and anti-retaliation protections.
Read more →Why Every Employer Should Have An Employee Handbook – And The Policies That Should Be In There
A rundown of the core policies every California employee handbook should include — at-will employment, anti-discrimination and anti-harassment, meal and rest breaks, overtime, sick leave, vacation/PTO, leaves of absence, and rules of conduct — and why a compliant handbook is an employer's first line of defense.
Read more →CA Supreme Court Holds Employers Must Provide Non-Exempt Employees at Least One Day of Rest Each Workweek and Clarifies Other Day of Rest Rules
In Mendoza v. Nordstrom, the California Supreme Court clarified the Labor Code's day-of-rest rules — holding the day of rest is measured by the workweek, narrowing the six-hour exemption, and defining when an employer 'causes' an employee to forgo a rest day.
Read more →CA Supreme Court Holds Employers Cannot Require Employees to be “On-Call” During Legally Required 10-Minute Rest Breaks and Affirms $90 Million Judgment Against Security Company
In Augustus v. ABM Security Services, the California Supreme Court affirmed a $90 million judgment, holding that requiring employees to stay 'on call' during 10-minute rest breaks violates California's duty-free rest break requirements.
Read more →New Year, New Employment Laws for California Employers
An overview of key California employment law changes heading into 2017 — a new I-9 form, LA's 'Ban the Box' ordinance, juvenile criminal history limits, Labor Code 925, expanded equal pay protections, the enclosed-workplace smoking ban, and minimum wage and paid sick leave increases.
Read more →New CA Case Holds That Employer Should Have Accommodated Employee’s Scheduling Needs So That He Could Care For His Disabled Son
In Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, a California appellate court held that FEHA's reasonable accommodation duty can extend to employees 'associated with' a disabled person — here, a father who needed a schedule allowing him to administer his son's dialysis.
Read more →U.S. Dept. of Labor Increases Minimum Salary Requirement for Certain Exempt Employees Effective December 1, 2016
The U.S. Department of Labor's Final Rule raises the minimum salary for the executive, administrative, and professional 'White Collar' exemptions to $47,476 per year effective December 1, 2016 — above California's then-current floor — prompting employers to reevaluate exempt classifications.
Read more →New Law Effective July 1, 2016 Increases Annual Paid Sick Days For Many Employees Working Within the City of LA to 48 Hours Per Year
The City of Los Angeles enacted an ordinance raising paid sick leave to 48 hours per year for many employees working within City boundaries. This post covers applicability, eligibility, accrual and carryover, qualifying purposes, and documentation rules.
Read more →New ‘Defend Trade Secrets Act’ Requires Employers Seeking to Protect Their Trade Secrets to Update NDAs and Confidentiality Agreements
The federal Defend Trade Secrets Act creates a new cause of action for trade secret misappropriation and requires employers to include a whistleblower immunity notice in NDAs and confidentiality agreements to preserve exemplary damages and attorneys' fees.
Read more →California Passes Law Increasing the Minimum Wage
California enacted a phased increase of the statewide minimum wage to $15 per hour, affecting all employers with California employees, and raising the salary threshold for exempt employees.
Read more →New Regulations Require Most CA Employers to Update their Anti-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policies by April 1st
New DFEH regulations require California employers with five or more employees to update their written anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and anti-retaliation policies and handbooks by April 1, 2016.
Read more →What California Employers Need to Know About the State’s New Sick Leave Law
An overview of California’s paid sick leave law requiring most employers to provide at least 3 days or 24 hours of paid sick leave per year, covering accrual methods, notice and posting requirements, and limits on employers.
Read more →Friedland Employment Law Obtains Nearly $350,000 on Behalf of Employee in Unpaid Wage Case
After a one-week trial, the firm secured approximately $86,000 in unpaid overtime wages, missed meal break premiums, penalties, and interest for a blue-collar worker, plus roughly $250,000 in attorney's fees.
Read more →Jury Awards Fired Pregnant Worker Nearly $185 Million
A federal jury in San Diego awarded former AutoZone employee Rosario Juarez nearly $900,000 in compensatory damages and $185 million in punitive damages in a pregnancy discrimination case.
Read more →New Law Makes Paid Sick Leave Mandatory in California
The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 makes paid sick leave mandatory in California effective July 1, 2015, requiring employers to provide accrued paid sick days along with related notice, record-keeping, and anti-retaliation protections.
Read more →New California Employment Law Requires Mandatory Anti-Bullying Training
Effective January 1, 2015, California employers with 50 or more employees must incorporate prevention of 'abusive conduct' into their mandatory supervisory sexual harassment training.
Read more →California Employers Must Reimburse Employees Who Use Their Personal Cell Phones for Business Purposes
In Cochran v. Schwan's Home Service, a California appellate court held that under Labor Code Section 2802 employers must reimburse a reasonable percentage of an employee's personal cell phone bill when the phone is used for work, regardless of the employee's plan.
Read more →Polina Bernstein and Diana Friedland Awarded “Business Team of the Year”
The San Fernando Valley Business Journal named Polina Bernstein and Diana Friedland “Business Team of the Year” at its 13th Annual Women in Business Awards.
Read more →Sexual Harassment Claims Against Former Mayor Bob Filner Settle for $250,000
San Diego officials approved a $250,000 settlement of sexual harassment claims brought by Irene McCormack Jackson against former Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned after more than 20 women accused him of workplace harassment.
Read more →Sexual Harassment at Work Remains Alive, Well, and Expensive: Court Affirms $830,000 Award to Plaintiff in Same-Sex Harassment Case
In Taylor v. Nabors Drilling, the California Court of Appeal affirmed an $830,000 award to a male plaintiff harassed because of his heterosexual identity — a reminder of the cost of failing to maintain effective anti-harassment policies.
Read more →How Companies Should Prepare for–and Respond to–Government Audits
With government agencies increasing audits of employers, companies should self-audit worker classification, wage and hour compliance, and workers' compensation coverage — and consult experienced counsel when an audit or citation arrives.
Read more →L.A. City Council Approves $1.5 Million Payment To Police Officer Subjected to Racial Harassment
The Los Angeles City Council approved a $1.5 million payment to an African American police officer who alleged routine race-related harassment, underscoring employers' liability for failing to prevent harassment and enforce anti-harassment policies.
Read more →Employer Held Liable for Employee’s Car Accident During After-Work Trip for Frozen Yogurt and Yoga
In Moradi v. Marsh USA, the California Court of Appeal applied the 'required-vehicle' exception to the going-and-coming rule, holding an employer vicariously liable for an employee's car accident during a minor commute deviation.
Read more →California Governor Extends Meal and Rest Break Penalties to Missed “Recovery Periods” Taken By Outdoor Workers
SB 435 amends Labor Code Section 226.7 to extend the one-hour break penalty to missed OSHA 'recovery periods' — the cool-down rest breaks required for outdoor workers to prevent heat illness.
Read more →California Makes Overtime Available to Nannies and Other Household Help
California's new Domestic Worker Bill of Rights entitles personal attendants — including nannies, caregivers, and housekeepers — to overtime pay for hours worked beyond nine in a day or 45 in a week.
Read more →California Increases Minimum Wage–Tips for Compliance
California raised the minimum wage to $9/hr (effective July 1, 2014) and $10/hr (effective January 1, 2016), with compliance tips for minimum-wage earners and salaried exempt employees.
Read more →New California Law Confirms That “Sexual Desire” is Not an Element of a Sexual Harassment Claim
California's Senate Bill 292 overturns Kelley v. Conco Companies, confirming that sexually harassing conduct need not be motivated by sexual desire to support a sexual harassment claim.
Read more →Court Holds Companies Violated the Law By Having Unpaid Interns
In Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures, a federal court held that the studios misclassified workers as unpaid interns rather than paid employees, applying the DOL's six-factor test — a cautionary decision for California employers with internship programs.
Read more →California Labor Commissioner Announces Record-Breaking Assessments of Unpaid Minimum Wage and Overtime Claims Against Employers
California Labor Commissioner Julie Su announced record assessments of unpaid minimum wage and overtime against employers in 2012, signaling heightened enforcement of California's wage and hour laws.
Read more →Jury Awards $240 Million in Disability Discrimination Case Involving Severe Abuse of Workers with Intellectual Disabilities
The EEOC announced its largest jury verdict ever — $240 million — after an Iowa jury found Hill County Farms liable for severe abuse and discrimination against 32 men with intellectual disabilities.
Read more →“Sister Act” — Friedland Employment Law Featured in the Daily Journal
The firm was featured by the Daily Journal in an April 2013 article spotlighting its employment law practice.
Read more →Whistleblower Can Proceed With Retaliation Claims Under the California False Claims Act and Labor Code
A California appellate court revived a whistleblower's claims under the California False Claims Act and Labor Code Section 1102.5, holding that an employee fired after reporting recycling fraud presented enough evidence to proceed despite reporting being part of his job duties.
Read more →U.S. Department of Labor Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Family and Medical Leave Act with New Amendments
The U.S. Department of Labor marked the FMLA's 20th anniversary with amendments expanding military family and veteran leave protections and extending coverage to airline personnel and flight crews — with a special note on how the law interacts with the California Family Rights Act.
Read more →California Court Reaffirms Employers' Obligations to Accommodate Pregnant Employees
In Sanchez v. Swissport, Inc., a California appellate court held that an employer's duty to accommodate pregnancy-related disabilities under FEHA can require leave beyond the four months mandated by the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law.
Read more →In Wake of Harris, Jury Awards $21.7 Million to Disabled Employee in Discrimination Case
Despite the California Supreme Court's Harris v. City of Santa Monica decision, a Los Angeles jury awarded $21.7 million — including $16.5 million in punitive damages — to an employee who alleged she was fired because of a mental disability.
Read more →California Supreme Court Clarifies Standard Applicable to Discrimination Lawsuits
In Harris v. City of Santa Monica, the California Supreme Court adopted a 'substantial motivating factor' standard for FEHA discrimination claims and held that an employer's 'same-decision' showing limits damages but does not eliminate liability for declaratory or injunctive relief and attorney's fees.
Read more →Polina Bernstein and Diana Friedland Named Southern California Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” for 2013
Polina Bernstein and Diana Friedland were named Southern California Super Lawyers 'Rising Stars' for 2013 — the sixth consecutive year for Ms. Bernstein and the first for Ms. Friedland.
Read more →Employees Can Be Fired for Being Too Sexy, says the Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court held in a 7-0 opinion that a dentist could lawfully fire a dental assistant he found too attractive, ruling the termination was motivated by feelings and emotions rather than unlawful gender discrimination.
Read more →Jury Awards LAPD Officer $2.8 Million in Retaliation Case
A jury awarded former LAPD officer Pedro Torres $2.8 million after he alleged the department retaliated against him for testifying in support of a fellow officer's harassment claims — a reminder of the liability employers face for workplace retaliation.
Read more →California Court Issues Stamp of Approval on Employer Timesheet Rounding Policies
In Silva v. See's Candy Shops, the first published California appellate decision on the issue, the court approved employers' use of a fair and neutral nearest-tenth time-rounding policy so long as, over time, it does not underpay employees for hours actually worked.
Read more →Diana Friedland Featured in the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles November Newsletter
The Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles published an article by Diana Friedland in its November 2012 newsletter, titled 'No Better Time to Be a Woman Attorney — Especially in California.'
Read more →California Appellate Court Reverses Order Denying Class Certification of Newspaper Home Delivery Carriers’ Independent Contractor Misclassification Claims
In Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, the California Court of Appeal held that the question of whether newspaper home delivery carriers were misclassified as independent contractors was amenable to class treatment because all carriers worked under virtually identical contracts.
Read more →California Court of Appeal Declines to Order Parties to Arbitration Where Employees’ Dispute Fell Outside Scope of Arbitration Agreement
In Elijahjuan v. Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal declined to compel arbitration of employees’ independent-contractor misclassification claims, holding that the dispute fell outside the scope of the parties’ arbitration agreement.
Read more →California Court of Appeal Denies Employer’s Motion to Compel Arbitration Where Employee Did Not Sign Arbitration Agreement (Although She Led Her Employer to Believe She Did)
In Gorlach v. The Sports Club Co., the California Court of Appeal refused to compel arbitration because the employee never signed the arbitration agreement, rejecting the employer’s equitable estoppel and implied-in-fact contract arguments.
Read more →California Appellate Court Approves Nearly $2.25 Million Jury Verdict in Sexual Harassment Case
In Moran v. Qwest Communications, the California Court of Appeal upheld liability for sexual harassment, failure to prevent harassment, and wrongful termination, affirming most of a multimillion-dollar jury verdict while reducing the noneconomic damages award.
Read more →California Court Shuts Courtroom Door on Employee Suing Her Employer for Firing Her in Retaliation for Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim
In Dutra v. Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta, the California Court of Appeal held that claims for termination in retaliation for filing a workers’ compensation claim must be brought before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board, not in court.
Read more →Employers Must Be Careful When Conducting Criminal Background Checks on California Employees
A summary of the firm’s Los Angeles Daily Journal article on the federal and state legal traps employers can face when running criminal background checks on California employees and applicants.
Read more →California Supreme Court Addresses Work Product Protection Applicable to Witness Identities and Recorded Interviews
In Coito v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court clarified the work product protection applicable to recorded witness interviews and to the identities of witnesses from whom counsel obtained statements.
Read more →United States Supreme Court Holds Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Are Not Entitled to Overtime Pay
In Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., the U.S. Supreme Court held that pharmaceutical sales representatives qualify as exempt outside salesmen under the FLSA, while noting that California’s outside salesperson exemption differs from federal law.
Read more →Ninth Circuit Dismisses Nurse’s Disability Discrimination Claim, Finding That Where Regular Attendance is an Essential Function of the Job Position, Employee’s Disability-Induced Irregular Attendance was Fatal to Her Claim
In Samper v. Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the Ninth Circuit held that regular, on-site attendance is an essential function of a neo-natal ICU nurse position, so an employee's request for unlimited unplanned absences was not a reasonable accommodation under the ADA.
Read more →California Supreme Court Issues Seminal Decision on Meal and Rest Breaks
In Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court clarified that employers must make meal and rest breaks available but need not police them, and set the timing rules governing when those breaks must be provided.
Read more →Muslim Pakistani Employee’s Religious and National Origin Harassment Claims Allowed to Proceed to Trial
In Rehmani v. Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal reversed summary adjudication and held that a Muslim Pakistani employee raised triable issues of fact on whether he was subjected to a hostile work environment based on his national origin and religion.
Read more →Stunning $167 Million Verdict to Plaintiff Alleging Sexual Harassment and Retaliation by Her Employer
A Sacramento federal jury awarded more than $167 million to Ani Chopourian, who alleged her hospital employer sexually harassed her and retaliated against her for repeatedly complaining about patient and employee safety and unsafe conditions.
Read more →Court Finds Nonexclusive Insurance Agent May Be Classified as an Independent Contractor
In Arnold v. Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., the California Court of Appeal held that a nonexclusive insurance agent was properly classified as an independent contractor, where the company lacked the right to control the manner and means of her work.
Read more →Person Who Hires Independent Contractor Cannot Be Held Liable for Injuries to the Worker
In Gravelin v. Satterfield, the California Court of Appeal held that a person who hires an independent contractor generally cannot be held liable for injuries the contractor suffers in the workplace, affirming summary judgment for the homeowners.
Read more →California Court of Appeal Holds Supervisors Cannot Be Personally Liable for Discrimination or Retaliation Against Employees Seeking Military Leaves of Absence
In Haligowski v. Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal held that supervisors cannot be held personally liable under Military and Veterans Code Section 394 for discrimination or retaliation against employees who take military leave — only the employer can be liable.
Read more →Unlicensed Law Clerk is Exempt from Overtime Pay, California Court of Appeal Finds
In Zelasko-Barrett v. Brayton-Purcell, LLP, the California Court of Appeal held that an unlicensed law clerk performing tasks customarily done by junior attorneys was properly classified as exempt from overtime under the learned professional exemption.
Read more →Unlicensed Junior Accountants May Be Exempt Under California Law
In Campbell v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Ninth Circuit held that unlicensed junior accountants are not categorically barred from California's professional and administrative overtime exemptions, leaving the question for a jury.
Read more →California Court Approves $1,571,500 Verdict In Favor of Disabled LAPD Officer
In Cuiellette v. City of Los Angeles, the California Court of Appeal upheld a $1,571,500 verdict for a disabled LAPD officer on his FEHA disability discrimination and failure-to-accommodate claims after the City removed him from a light-duty position.
Read more →Where Employer Treated Similarly Situated Employees Differently, Ninth Circuit Allowed Employee’s Discrimination Claims to Proceed to Trial
In Zeinali v. Raytheon Co., the Ninth Circuit allowed an Iranian engineer's race and national origin discrimination claims to proceed to trial because the employer retained non-Iranian engineers who also lacked the security clearance cited as the reason for his termination.
Read more →California Court Affirms Nearly $2.5 Million Verdict In Retaliation Case
In Green v. Laibco, LLC, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a nearly $2.5 million verdict for a nursing home employee terminated in retaliation for complaining about patient safety, refusing to give false information to the state, and reporting a colleague's sexual harassment.
Read more →New California Law Protects Health Care Coverage for Pregnant Employees
A new California law requires employers of five or more who maintain health coverage to continue that coverage on the same terms for employees taking Pregnancy Disability Leave, for up to four months.
Read more →The Rise of Disability Discrimination Claims
The Los Angeles Daily Journal published an article by Diana Friedland on the increasing rate of disability discrimination claims against employers, examining recent case law and outlining employers' key anti-discrimination obligations.
Read more →Court Reverses Jury Verdict and Finds Company Liable for Failing to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
In Turman v. Turning Point of Central California, the Court of Appeal reversed a defense verdict, holding there was insufficient evidence the employer took corrective action to prevent sexual harassment of an employee by halfway-house residents under FEHA.
Read more →Ninth Circuit Holds Certain Commute Time is Compensable Under California Law
In Rutti v. Lojack Corp., the Ninth Circuit held that while a technician's home-to-work commute in a company car was not compensable under federal law, it was compensable under California law because the employer's restrictions placed him under its control.
Read more →Welcome
The inaugural post welcoming readers to the firm's employment law blog, covering California and federal developments in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and overtime matters.
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