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Plaintiffs Maria Ayala, Rosa Duran and Osman Nuñez sought to certify a class of newspaper home delivery carriers in a lawsuit brought against Antelope Valley Newspapers, Inc. ("AVN"), alleging that AVN had improperly classified the carriers as independent contractors rather than employees in violation of California labor laws.

The United States Supreme Court recently issued a much anticipated decision in NLRB v. Noel Canning.

Numerous studies confirm that "gig" workers – freelancers, temporaries, and the like – make up a fast-growing segment of the U.S. workforce.

Public employee unions dodged a bulldozer yesterday when the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it had deadlocked 4 to 4 in Freidrichs v. California Teachers Ass'n, the case challenging the constitutionality of compulsory union dues for public employees.

One of the hot issues in the courts is whether an employer can require its employees to sign an arbitration agreement which waives the right to bring a class or collective action.

On January 13, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision blocking OSHA from implementing the COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (the "ETS")

On March 12, 2015, Gov. Gary Herbert of Utah signed into law S.B. 296, making Utah the 22nd state to prohibit discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation.

A California appellate court expanded the basis for a public disclosure of private facts claim in "Ignat v. Yum! Brands, Inc."

Laurie Woods worked for four days as a volunteer at the AFI Film Festival in Los Angeles.

The Washington Supreme Court recently considered whether it would adopt the "apex doctrine." This doctrine is a framework...

Their article focuses on compliance with Title III of the ADA, specifically website accessibility violations. Common issues that arise with websites as well as fixing your website's issues are covered.

The Toronto Maple Leafs forward, William Nylander, had been sidelined with an injury for two weeks...

With the publication of our Annual Workplace Class Action Report, the reaction from clients and loyal blog readers has been fantastic.

As pay disparity based on gender and race continues to be a nationwide concern, states are becoming more aggressive in their efforts to combat it. The two most common laws are pay transparency...

Most of the California Wage Orders say that: "All working employees shall be provided with suitable seats when the nature of the work reasonably permits the use of seats."

Because every court includes the absence of waiver in the elements supporting an attorney-client privilege claim, nearly every court holds that a litigant claiming privilege protection bears the burden of proof for establishing lack of waiver.

While consulting for an environmental project for the United States Army Reserve Command, Aaron Killgore believed he was being required to prepare an environmental assessment ...

As many of you probably know, the EEOC has issued a proposed rule that, if adopted, would require significant changes to the EEO-1 reporting requirements.