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Drug screenings form a routine part of many hiring processes, but a new law may require employers to review this practice. The law, AB 2188, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 18, 2022, amends the California Fair Employment...

Panel Presentation Jeffrey K. Brown, Esq., Payne & Fears LLPRobert D. Coviello, Esq., Mediator, ADR Services, Inc.Perry Smith, Esq., Barritt Smith Miner LLP 2022 Orange County Bar Association Employment Law...

Payne & Fears is thrilled to announce the launch of our redesigned Website at paynefears.com. This redesign highlights the value of Payne & Fears’ legal services as we celebrate our 30th anniversary. By underscoring...

Friday, Oct. 289am-3pm PT Join us for our third annual all-day complimentary seminar on the most pressing employment law topics, transmitted to you in your home, office, or virtually anywhere with an internet connection....

Time to update your employee handbooks. Governor Newsom has signed AB 1949, making California one of the few states to mandate bereavement leave for employees, effective Jan. 1, 2023....

Update 01/19/2023: The California Civil Rights Department has updated its Frequently Asked Questions page regarding pay data reporting to reflect the new requirements flowing from SB 1162.  In 2017, California led the nation...

Introducing: the California Civil Rights Department No, this is not a new government agency. Rather, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) was rebranded as the Civil Rights Department, or CRD, to more...

Technology Credit Union v. Rafat, 82 Cal. App. 5th 314 (2022)  Summary: To obtain a workplace violence restraining order, an employer must produce evidence of a knowing and willful statement or course of conduct...

On Aug. 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in Tesla, Inc., 371 NLRB No. 131 (2022), one of the first major decisions by the now Democratic-controlled board to overrule a...

Erika Rasch has joined Payne & Fears LLP as a partner based in the firm’s Irvine office, where she will be working with the firm’s business litigation group. Erika has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in all...

An article on Proposition 65 by Payne & Fears’ attorneys Blake Dillion and Dave Grant was featured in the Summer 2022 Association of Business Trial Lawyers (ABTL) Orange County Report. The article,...

Connor Kridle has joined Payne & Fears LLP as an associate attorney based in the firm’s Irvine office, where he will be working with the firm’s labor and employment and insurance coverage practice groups....