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A California appeals court in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc. held that security guards who were "on-call" during rest breaks did not violate the California Labor Code's rest period requirements.

The California Supreme Court held in that a state’s refusal to enforce an arbitration agreement that waives the right to class proceedings is preempted under the Federal Arbitration Act.

The EEOC has withdrawn its controversial subpoena seeking private information about University of Pennsylvania employees affiliated with Jewish groups and programs, despite winning enforcement in district court. Legal experts suggest this strategic retreat may be designed to preserve favorable precedent about the agency's broad investigative authority while avoiding appellate review that could overturn the lower court's decision. Penn agreed not to challenge the district court opinion in exchange for the wi

The United States Supreme Court justices recently decided to take up In re Grand Jury to "clarify the standards that federal courts should use to determine what types of information exchanged...

The California Chamber of Commerce and nearly 200 other organizations joined in a January 13 letter to the Governor and the leadership of the state Senate and Assembly, urging them to stave off a growing exodus of businesses by loosening the regulatory yoke on California employers.

Litigation value: $0.00 for a drunk, passed out (and likely concussed) Daryl, but Jim has a cause of action for battery against Belsnickel.

A man fired from a Chipotle in Havertown, PA, after he tweeted about wages and working conditions at the restaurant, has won his labor lawsuit filed before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

In a recent decision, the Colorado Supreme Court held that an employer may fire an employee for violating its drug policy, regardless of whether the employee is permitted to use medical marijuana under state law.

The EEOC and NLRB have been challenging severance provisions that they feel may stop an employee or former employee from cooperating with a charge filed with the agency.

In Alamo, a former employee who was fired upon her return from maternity leave brought a lawsuit for pregnancy discrimination in violation of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and wrongful termination in violation of public policy.

Augustine Caldera is a correctional officer at a state prison who stutters when he speaks. Caldera alleged that the prison's employees, including a supervisor, "mocked and mimicked" his stutter at least a dozen times...

Balubhai Patel and various entities sued Manuel Chavez, the former on-site property manager of the Stuart Hotel, which was owned and operated by Patel and the other plaintiffs. Plaintiffs alleged a federal civil rights...

In a seemingly unjust result for the employer, a California court of appeal recently refused to enforce an unsigned arbitration agreement against a human resources director who repeatedly misled her employer into thinking she had signed it.

The trial court denied plaintiffs' motion for class certification of a putative class consisting of employees who worked as drivers transporting milk within California.

Anthony Nuño, an assistant college professor, represented himself in this lawsuit against California State University, Bakersfield, in which he alleged harassment, retaliation and discrimination based upon his race...

Be prepared to pay your employees unless you have them sign a restrictive covenant agreement at the outset of their employment.

Since March 17, there have been 364 lawsuits (including 46 class actions) filed against employers due to alleged labor and employment violations related to the coronavirus.

Yesterday, the Connecticut Supreme Court issued its decision in Velez v. Commissioner of Labor et al., SC 18683 & 18684, holding the Connecticut Family and Medical Leave Act ("CTFMLA") applies only to employers with 75 or more employees in Connecticut. Day Pitney LLP represented one of the two defendants in the appeal.