California Supreme Court: Turns Out Cal. Wage Hour Law Cares About Trifles

The California Supreme Court unanimously decided that the legal maxim “de minimis non curat lex,” or “the law does not care for trifles.”  does not apply to California wage-hour law.  What does that mean in English?  Well, it means that when...

2018 U.S. SUPREME COURT ROUNDUP (PART 2)

This article is Part 2 of a two-part series providing an overview of recent United States Supreme Court decisions in employment law.  We continue below with brief summaries of the U.S. Supreme Court’s key employment law opinions. We also preview the employment...

A Pot Pourri of Recent California Employment Law Developments

Here are several developments around the California employment law world…No particular order.  California revises its statute precluding employers from asking applicants about salary history.  AB 2282, text here This new law clarifies Labor Code section 432.3...

2018 U.S. SUPREME COURT ROUNDUP (PART 1)

This article is Part 1 of a two-part series providing an overview of recent United States Supreme Court decisions in employment law. The United States Supreme Court issued several decisions during the past year that may affect California employers. We summarize the...
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