Fueled by the need of legislators to politicize the “me-too” movement, there has been a lot of media attention in recent months on proposed legislation in many states to limit arbitration and/or confidentiality of sexual harassment-related claims. California, like several other states, has proposed its own...
On Tuesday, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a six-month pilot program (to be rolled out in the near future) whereby employers can conduct self-audits of their pay practices to determine whether they are violating the FLSA and then report any violations and calculations...
We recently reported on several employment bills that were passed by the California Legislature and sent to the Governor for approval. Most of those bills are still pending the Governor’s review, but he has already signed two bills into law. Those two bills, which relate to...
The Ninth Circuit recently issued is decision in Rizo v. Yovino, reversing a district court ruling holding that an employer violated the federal Equal Pay Act through its bright-line policy of paying new employees 5% more than their prior salary. According to the district court (and...
Today, a California Court of Appeal issued its opinion in Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, holding that the plaintiff-employee had a colorable claim for disability discrimination against his employer – even though the plaintiff-employee was not himself disabled. Instead, the employee’s son was disabled with a...
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