On Friday March 20. 2020, the Department of Homeland Security announced two temporary changes to the immigration employment verification process resulting from COVID-19 and the associated State of Emergency. DHS’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement suspended the in-person document review requirement…
Yesterday, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) published its initial guidance for employers on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Today, the DOL published the model notice for employers to use to educate employees about the FFCRA’s provisions. The model notice is here. The DOL…
Today, the Department of Labor issued initial guidance for employers on the recently enacted Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The DOL states that further guidance will be issued later this week, including the model notice for covered employers to post. The initial guidance states that the…
On March 24, 2020, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE, responsible for enforcing the City’s wage and other employment laws) issued new guidance regarding use of paid sick leave applicable to San Francisco employees for reasons relating to COVID-19, superseding the guidance…
As California employers continue to monitor COVID-19 developments and navigate workforce issues, they must remain mindful of the wage and hour issues that may arise. The following addresses some wage and hour issues that employers must not lose sight of during these tumultuous times: Layoffs and Final Pay…
For over 25 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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