California Tries to Ban Employment Arbitration (Again), Makes a Big Mess

by D. Gregory Valenza | | Oc

The Governor of California is furiously signing hundreds of bills before the deadline.  Many will require employers’ attention. Fortunately, our Firm will do its annual legal update (live and via webinar) to help you make sense of it all. If you’re not...

Employment Law Pot Pourri (NO AB 5 Content)

by D. Gregory Valenza | | September 25, 2019

While everyone’s been paying attention to AB 5, the Legislature, agencies and courts have continued their work.  Here are some quick takes.  I’ll have some more in a couple of days.  The U.S. DOL Re-Issues Regulations Regarding Overtime The Department of...

AB 5 – CA’s New Independent Contractor Law Part 3 of 3

by D. Gregory Valenza | | September 23, 2019

OK, let’s wrap up this long discussion of AB 5.  The 2750.3(a)(2) / Wage Order 2 Gotcha Subdivision 2750.3(a)(2) says: any exceptions to the terms “employee,” “employer,” “employ,” or “independent contractor,” and any extensions of employer status or liability,...

AB 5 – CA’s New Independent Contractor Law – Part 2 of 3

by D. Gregory Valenza | | September 22, 2019

Hello, again.  I corrected some typos and tweaked a few things in Part 1, which you can read here. Apologies. I was going to cover AB 5 in two posts. But I decided to give the “business-to-business” section, subdivision 2750.3(e), its own post.  So, I will...
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