California Court of Appeals Finds a Code Civ. Proc. § 1281.97 Arbitration Waiver Preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act
To the frustration of unwary California employers, California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 1281.97 and 1281.98 mandate that if the…
Employers Get Hit with Increased Costs as Paid Sick Leave is Expanded for California Employees
Workers in California just got two more sick paid days per year. On October 4, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed…
California Supreme Court Maintains Employees’ Rights to Bring Representative PAGA Actions in Court Despite Arbitrability of Individual PAGA Claims
On July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court (“CSC”) unanimously ruled in Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Adolph”) that an…
Case Update: A Good Faith Dispute Confirmed to be a Valid Defense to Penalties Under Labor Code Sections 203 and 226
In 2022, the California Supreme Court held in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., 13 Cal.5th 93, that premium pay…