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Employment Law Update In the decision 14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett, the United States Supreme Court held that a provision in a collective bargaining agreement expressly requiring union member to arbitrate age-discrimination claims...

Employment Law Update On May 18, 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen. Reversing the Ninth Circuit’s decision, the Court held that AT&T did not violate the Pregnancy...

California Employment Law Update On June 2, 2009, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District issued its opinion in Chau v. Starbucks Corporation. Reversing the Superior Court of San Diego County’s decision,...

Employment Law Update The U.S. Supreme Court held in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. that plaintiffs must prove that age is a “but for” cause of an adverse employment decision under the Age Discrimination in...

California Employment Law Update In a pair of companion cases, the California Supreme Court ruled on two major issues for employers facing workplace violation suits. In Arias v. Superior Court (Angelo Dairy), the Court held...

California Employment Law Update The California Supreme Court held in Hernandez v. Hillsides that the defendant employer did not violate employee privacy rights by installing a hidden camera aimed at catching a person viewing...

California Employment Law Update In The Retirement Group v. Galante, a California Court of Appeal held that customer non-solicitation agreements are enforceable only to the extent they prohibit former employees from using...

Employment Law Update On October 28, 2009, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2010 (“NDAA 2010”) into law. The NDAA 2010 significantly alters employers’ duties under the Family...

California Employment Law Update On November 30, 2009, in Roby v. McKesson Corporation, the California Supreme Court ruled on two significant issues for California employers: (1) whether evidence of personnel actions can...

California Business Litigation Update Late last year, the California Supreme Court decided Roby v. McKesson Corporation. One of the central holdings of Roby was that, on its specific facts, the constitutional maximum for a...

2009 Key Employment Law Developments Eric C. Sohlgren, Partner, recently delivered his third annual address to the Orange County Bar Association on recent developments in employment law practice. With over 100 employment law...

As previously reported, in 2009 President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which, among other things, provided for a 65 percent subsidy for Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act...