California Arbitration-palooza!

by D. Gregory Valenza | |

The California courts of appeal have been busy socially distancing themselves from enforcing arbitration agreements. Mostly.  (To be fair, they enforced one too.  I just couldn’t resist the COVID joke.) It gets lonely on lockdown.  Sue me, if you can find an...
Coronavirus / COVID Employment Law Updates for California Employers # 18

Coronavirus / COVID Employment Law Updates for California Employers # 18

by D. Gregory Valenza | | Jul 25, 2020

Welcome to installment # 18 of COVID-19 information for California employers.  Check out the other installments on the blog here. California’s Reopening Playbook for Employers California released a new “Employer Playbook” containing guidance for safe...

As Promised, More Quick Takes (Non-COVID)

by D. Gregory Valenza | |

First up, big news from the U.S. Supreme Court ending its 2019 Term.  But only relevant to a narrow class of employers.  After these SCOTUS opinions, two California cases that require attention. Ministerial Exemption The Court ruled 7-2 that  the “ministerial...
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