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A California appellate panel recently reversed the dismissal of a nurse's Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) suit involving meal and rest break claims.

An employer's arbitration agreement was both procedurally and substantively unconscionable, a California appellate panel determined, affirming a trial court's denial of an employer's motion to compel arbitration.

In California regulatory news, the Civil Rights Council, an arm of the Civil Rights Department, approved changes to how employers legally conduct criminal background checks, and Gov. Gavin Newsom...

Although the unpaid time employees spent booting up their computers was relatively small, it was compensable and the employer failed to establish the practical administrative difficulty of estimating the time at issue...

The FAA preempts California's Code of Civil Procedure section 1281.97, which requires employers to pay arbitration fees within 30 days of the due date or return the case to court, a state appellate panel has ruled.

An employer can violate the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) merely by interfering with an employee's use of statutory benefits—even if the employer ultimately grants...

A California appellate panel recently determined that California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) is not on the hook for costs after the trial court ruled...

On October 8, the New York State Department of Labor issued a frequently asked questions document offering guidance for the workplace related to the state's Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Do trial courts have the inherent authority to dismiss a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) on the grounds of manageability?...

School-based health services are essential for ensuring that students—especially those in underserved communities—have access to comprehensive health care, including physical exams...

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Last month, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (the Innovation Center, or CMMI) released its long-anticipated white paper, "Innovation Strategy Center Refresh,"...

On October 13, 2021, the California Court of Appeal, 1st District in San Francisco issued its opinion in Gray v. Dignity Health, 2021 WL 4771982. In a published decision that will likely control the outcome...

The term "palliative care" is often used by doctors and other health care professionals during a serious illness or toward the end of life. Federal regulations define palliative care as:

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In BladeRoom Grp. Ltd. v. Emerson Elec. Co., the Ninth Circuit held under English law that a reasonable person would interpret a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) to end two years after signing because...

The Federal Circuit's recent decision in Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, No. 2023-1367, 2025 WL 1318188 (Fed. Cir. May 7, 2025)...

A California appellate court found an arbitration agreement both procedurally and substantively unconscionable, affirming the denial of an employer's motion to compel arbitration in a discrimination lawsuit.