We invite you to review our newly-posted January 2017 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:

• $90 Million Judgment Reinstated: Employers Must Relieve Employees Of All Duties During Their Rest Periods;
• Security Guard Class Action Should Not Have Been Decertified;
• Discrimination Claims Against Media Company Are Not Barred By Anti-SLAPP Statute;
• Employee Could Proceed With Disability Discrimination And Wrongful Termination Claims;
• Employee Injured During “Mock Robbery” Was Not Limited To Workers’ Compensation Remedy;
• On-Duty Meal Periods Were Permissible For Concrete Mixer Drivers;
• California Statute Targeting Three Specific Employers Opposed By A Union May Violate Equal Protection;
• Employee’s FEHA Retaliation Claim Was Properly Dismissed;
• Employee’s Wrongful Termination Claim Was Properly Dismissed, But Other Claims Survive;
• Employee’s Breach Of Contract Claim For Unpaid Stock Options Must Be Retried;
• “Going and Coming” Rule Barred Employer Liability For Accident;
• The Monetary Value Of Vacation Accrual Need Not Be Included In Wage Statement;
• Lawyers In Putative Class Action Were Properly Disqualified Based Upon Representation Of Another Class;
• $179,000 Penalty Upheld For Employer’s Failure To Maintain Workers’ Compensation; and
• Union Member’s Hostile Work Environment Claim Was Not Preempted By Federal Law.