Jeremy M. Mittman
Subscribe to all posts by Jeremy M. Mittman
As we previously blogged, Assembly Bill 2337 (approved by the Governor last fall) will go into effect on July 1, 2017, and California employers will be required to give written notice of workplace rights that must be provided to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Labor Commissioner has just posted a form … Continue Reading
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Council (“FEHC”) has finalized new regulations further limiting employers’ ability to consider criminal history when making employment decisions. The new FEHC regulations, which are scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2017, largely follow the EEOC’s 2012 Enforcement Guidance. In addition to the new FEHC regulations and existing California law, which … Continue Reading
As we reported here in December, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance is now effective. The new law, also referred to as the “Ban the Box “ ordinance, restricts employers in the City of Los Angeles from asking job applicants about criminal convictions until after a conditional offer of employment … Continue Reading
On December 9, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the “Fair Chance Initiative” into law. The new law, also referred to as the “Ban the Box” ordinance, restricts employers in the City of Los Angeles from asking job applicants about criminal convictions until after a conditional offer of employment has been made. Although some exceptions … Continue Reading
On the heels of North Carolina’s controversial legislation, which requires that people use the public restroom that corresponds to their biological gender rather than the gender with which they identify, California has gone in a different direction. On September 29, 2016, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed A.B. 1732, which requires all single-user restroom facilities in … Continue Reading
On October 23, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California largely denied a motion to dismiss a whistleblower retaliation claim brought by a company’s former general counsel, ruling that: (i) the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (“SOX”) and Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation provisions provide for individual liability against board members; and (ii) the Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation provision … Continue Reading
On Monday, June 30, 2014, the California Supreme Court handed down its decision in Ayala v. Antelope Valley Newspapers, a lawsuit brought on behalf of a group of newspaper delivery carriers who alleged that they had been misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees. The trial court had initially denied certification, finding that common issues … Continue Reading
New Notice Requirement For Domestic Violence Victims’ Rights To Go Into Effect (July 1, 2017)
By Tony Oncidi, Jeremy M. Mittman and Pietro Deserio on Posted in California Labor & Employment Law, Employee Handbooks, Employment Policies, Harassment, New and Proposed Laws and Legislation, Retaliation
California Further Limits Use of Criminal Background Information
By Tony Oncidi, Jeremy M. Mittman and Tracey Silver on Posted in Background Investigations, California Labor & Employment Law, Employment Applications
LA’s Ban the Box Ordinance: New Rules and Regulations
By Tony Oncidi, Jeremy M. Mittman and Tracey Silver on Posted in Background Investigations, California Labor & Employment Law, Employment Applications, New and Proposed Laws and Legislation
Los Angeles’ New “Ban the Box” Ordinance Prohibits Employers From Asking Job Applicants About Their Criminal History
By Tony Oncidi, Jeremy M. Mittman and Pietro Deserio on Posted in California Labor & Employment Law, Employment Applications, New and Proposed Laws and Legislation
California Requires Single-Occupancy Restrooms To Be “All Gender”
By Tony Oncidi, Jeremy M. Mittman and Tracey Silver on Posted in Gender Identity, New and Proposed Laws and Legislation
N.D. Cal.: Internal Whistleblowers Are Protected and May Sue Individual Directors
By Tony Oncidi, Jeremy M. Mittman and Bali Kumar on Posted in California Labor & Employment Law, Retaliation, Whistleblowers
California Supreme Court Leaves Unanswered Questions in Independent Contractor Case
By Jeremy M. Mittman and Charles J. Stiegler on Posted in Class Actions, Independent Contractors
