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November 2023 California Employment Law Notes

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in #MeToo, Age discrimination, Anti-SLAPP, appeal, appellate court, Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Arbitration provision, Attorney's Fees, base compensation, Breach of Contract, California Code of Civil Procedure, California Labor & Employment Law, California Labor Code, claim, Class Action, Class Actions, compensation, complaint, Coronavirus, Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, COVID-19, deadline, Defamation, Discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion, EEOC, employee, Employee Benefits, employer, employer misconduct, employment, Employment Policies, Federal Jurisdiction, FEHA, Gender discrimination, Gender Identity, Harassment, increased compensation, judgment, Labor Code violations, Meal Periods and Rest Breaks, misconduct, PAGA, Retaliation, serious and willful misconduct, Sexual Harassment, Sexual orientation discrimination, Trade Secrets, Verdict, Wage and Hour, Wage Statements, Workers Compensation
We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Company That Hired Competitor’s Employee Was Not Entitled To Arbitrate Claims Disability Discrimination Claim Was Properly Dismissed On Summary Judgment Employee’s Attorney’s “Pervasive Incivility” Justified … Continue Reading

Lawyer-Investigators Recover Attorneys’ Fees Following Successful Anti-SLAPP Motion

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in Anti-SLAPP, Attorney's Fees, Background Investigations, claim, Court of Appeal, Defamation, EEOC, employee, Employee Discipline, employer, judgment, Retaliation, Wrongful Termination
Ross v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, 96 Cal. App. 5th 722 (2023) Plaintiff Natalie Operstein was a professor of linguistics at California State University, Fullerton, and plaintiff Craig Ross is her husband. In 2014, the university hired a law firm to investigate multiple accusations Operstein raised to her superiors about three of Operstein’s colleagues. Defendant Colleen Regan, … Continue Reading

July 2023 California Employment Law Notes

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in ABC Test, Cal. Lab. Code § 1102.5(b), California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, California Labor & Employment Law, California Labor Code, California Labor Code Section 2810, California Supreme Court, Class Actions, Disability, Discrimination, Employment Law Notes, FAA, Immigration, Independent Contractors, PAGA, Retaliation, Title VII, U.S. Supreme Court, Wage and Hour, Wage Statements, Whistleblowers, Workplace Safety, Wrongful Termination
We invite you to review our newly-posted July 2023 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include: Enforcement of PAGA Carve Out Suggests Need For New Revisions To Arbitration Agreements PAGA Debt Not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy Distributors Not Liable For Unpaid Wages Of … Continue Reading

No Implied Waiver Of Disqualification Of Judge For Bias Or Appearance Of Impartiality After One Year

By Tony Oncidi on Posted in California Labor & Employment Law, Class Actions, Wage and Hour
North Am. Title Co. v. Superior Court, 91 Cal. App. 5th 948 (2023) During oral argument on a motion, the trial judge accused the employer-defendants of participating in a “name change shell game,” a “corporate game of three-card monte” and “trickery” and “scheming” to evade payment of a $43.5 million judgment to plaintiffs in this wage-and-hour … Continue Reading
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