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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...

California’s Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act requires that certain “mandated reporters” report whenever they, in their professional capacity or within the scope of their employment, have knowledge of or observe a...

Semprini v. Wedbush Securities., Inc., 57 Cal. App. 5th 246 (2020) Summary: A compensation plan based solely on commissions, with recoverable advances on future commissions, does not qualify as “salary” for purposes...

Payne & Fears LLP (P&F) has elected San Francisco attorney Matthew (“Matt”) C. Lewis to the partnership. “Matt has acted the part of partner for some time, and we are thrilled to have him a newly minted leader...

Alexandra DeFelice served as co-moderator of “Ensuring Success” a two-day seminar consisting of 16 panel discussions aimed at helping partners and other firm leaders navigate hot topics in professional service...