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California employers are eagerly awaiting a decision in the pending state Supreme Court case, Adolph v. Uber. The Court is poised to decide whether an employee compelled to arbitration their individual Labor Code claims may still pursue their PAGA (Private Attorneys...

Happy Tuesday.  I hope you all had a good holiday weekend! So, we finally have some guidance from the California Court of Appeal regarding whether an employer lawfully may terminate an employee for refusing to be vaccinated (in this case, against the flu).  Here’s the...

Earlier this month, the California Department of Public Health updated its COVID-19 public health Order and guidance regarding isolation/quarantine and face-covering recommendations. Here is a link. Isolation/Quarantine Rules The new isolation/quarantine...

Okay.  Now that I have your attention… Last month, the National Labor Relations Board issued an important decision (McLaren Macomb, 372 NLRB No. 58 (2023) regarding the inclusion of certain common provisions in severance and separation agreements. You can read the...

The federal Department of Labor recently issued new guidance on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). Covered employers should pay careful attention to these developments. First, earlier this month, the Department’s Wage and Hour Division (“WHD”) issued...

The 9th Circuit just delivered some good news to California employers: they may now force employees to sign arbitration agreements as a condition of employment. In 2019, the California Assembly enacted AB 51 to protect employees from “forced arbitration” by making it...

On February 3, 2023, the California Office of Administrative Law finally approved the COVID-19 Non-Emergency Regulation. The new regulation is effective until February 3, 2025, with recordkeeping requirements applicable through February 3, 2026. As you may recall, the...