This past January, Senate Bill 954 was codified in Evidence Code section 1129. This new law requires attorneys to obtain their client’s acknowledgment on a one-page printed disclosure form explaining the confidentiality of...
Category: Labor & Employment Counseling and Litigation
February 12, 2019
Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions: Staying Compliant with California’s New Employment Laws for 2019
On January 1, 2019, a number of new employment related laws took effect in California impacting employers. If you are a California business owner or employer, below are key changes with suggestions on how your business might...
K&F Attorneys Amir M. Kahana and Mimi Ahn were published in California Bans Criminal Background Checks Until ‘After’ Job Offer on HR.com on November 30, 2018. In the article, Mr. Kahana and Ms. Ahn lay out how...
October 24, 2018
Conditions on Discounted Meals Are Not Employer Control
On July 18, 2018, the Ninth Circuit issued its opinion in Rodriguez v. Taco Bell Corp., affirming the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Taco Bell. The class action alleged, among other things, meal...
August 30, 2018
De Minimus Time May Cause Maximum Problems for Employers
In another blow to employers, last month, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Troester v. Starbucks refusing to hold that the de minimus doctrine is applicable to wage and hour claims. 235 Cal.Rptr.3d 820. The...