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International Brotherhood. of Teamsters, Local 2785 v. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration No. 18-73488, 2021 WL 139728 (9th Cir. Jan. 15, 2021) Summary:  Federal law preempts California’s meal and rest break...

On January 29, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued new employer guidance on mitigating and preventing the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.  This guidance is intended to help...

Recently we have seen a slew of class action filings under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).  CIPA is an older privacy law, associated with eavesdropping and wire fraud, not to be confused with the...

Leila Narvid moderated a panel at this program for the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP) Description: A candid discussion of the health impact of racial bias in the legal sector, frameworks for understanding the...

This past year brought new laws requiring changes to policies commonly found in California employee handbooks. To ensure compliance with current California law, employers should review and update their handbooks within these...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on January 15 upheld the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (“FMCSA”) determination that federal law preempted California’s meal and rest break rules...

Today, in responding to a certified question from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court held in Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchise International, Inc., S258191 (2020) that the...

Shirvanyan v. Los Angeles Community. College District, No. B296593, 2020 WL 7706321 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 30, 2020) Summary: The availability of a reasonable accommodation is an element of a claim under the Fair Employment and...

The Nevada Supreme Court held that courts may change or “blue-pencil” an unreasonably restrictive non-compete agreement  to make it enforceable if the agreement contains a provision allowing the modification of...

Much of the publicity and scrutiny surrounding the recently enacted coronavirus relief bill attached to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 has been focused on the economic impact payments and supplemental...

As of December 31, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 extended only tax credits for employers with fewer than 500 employees offering paid sick leave for COVID-19 related reasons.  Because the federal...

In the coming weeks and months, COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed around the United States. Employers will have questions about vaccination procedures, such as whether they may require employees to be vaccinated, what...