A California Court of Appeal concluded that what appeared to be a standard nonsolicitation of employees provision was, in fact, an unenforceable noncompete that prevented its former employees from carrying out their chosen profession. The Court of Appeal in AMN Healthcare, Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services,…
Governor Brown has been busy in the last year of his term signing and vetoing many employment-related bills. We are pleased to report that he vetoed California Assembly Bill 3080 (AB 3080). AB 3080 sought to amend the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and the California Labor Code making it…
Today was the last day for Governor Brown to sign or veto bills this legislative session. Below is the list of key employment-related bills that have been signed into law, along with a list of bills that were vetoed. All new laws take effect January 1, 2019 unless noted below. Bills Signed Into Law AB 3109…
Employers who conduct background checks on their employees need to know that a new model Summary of Rights Under the FCRA form was issued last week, and employers must start using this form September 21, 2018. Employers generally must provide a copy of this form at the time they provide notice to an…
Earlier today, the National Labor Relations Board announced that it will publish a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking tomorrow in the Federal Register regarding its joint-employer standard. Under the proposed rule, an employer may be found to be a joint-employer of another employer’s employees only if (a)…
For over 20 years, CDF has distinguished itself as one of the top employment, labor and immigration firms in California, representing employers in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits and advising employers on related legal compliance and risk avoidance. We cover the state, with five locations from Sacramento to San Diego.
Robin Largent has a regular presence in California state and federal courts and has been lead defense counsel and appellate counsel for large and small California employers in litigation (and arbitration) ranging from individual discrimination and harassment claims to complex wage and hour representative and class actions. She also leads the firm’s appellate practice, having substantial experience and success handling appeals, writ petitions, and amicus briefs in both state and federal court on issues such as class certification (particularly in the wage and hour arena), manageability and due process concerns associated with class action trials, exempt/non-exempt misclassification issues, meal and rest break compliance, trade secret/unfair competition matters, and the scope of federal court jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act.
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