What’s New in Employment Law?
Welcome to Shaw Law Group, PC’s law blog. We will focus on employment law developments, particularly in California. Nothing in this forum should be construed as legal advice, ’cause it isn’t. So, please consult your lawyer or hire us! (We typically represent employers, not employees). Also – this is a public website, so communications are not privileged. Copyright Shaw Law Group, PC © 2019, 2018, 2017. All rights reserved.
California Tries to Ban Employment Arbitration (Again), Makes a Big Mess
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 signed up, you...
California Court Decides How to Calculate Meal And Rest Period Penalties – Finally – Plus a Rounding Decision
If your job involves dealing with meal and rest periods and calculating overtime, well, I pity you. Then again, mine does too. Pity Party at Greggie's! Anyway, if this scintillating area of wage and hour law is part of your job, you know there are "regular rates,"...
Employment Law Pot Pourri (NO AB 5 Content)
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 Labor's...
AB 5 – CA’s New Independent Contractor Law Part 3 of 3
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, that...
AB 5 – CA’s New Independent Contractor Law – Part 2 of 3
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 finish the...
AB 5 – CA’s New Independent Contractor Law – What Employers Should Know – Part 1
OK, AB 5 was just signed into law. It's very long. You can read it in final form here. First, some general comments. What we're going to accomplish here (I hope) is to provide some guidance as to what the law covers, and what tools are required to understand how the...
A Word About AB 5 (CA’s Pending Independent Contractor Law)
If you've been a lawyer for a while, or you know a lawyer, or you watch the news, you know that the non-legal press as a general proposition is terrible at covering legal developments. Sorry, but that's just the truth. And as Exhibit 12 gazillion for that...
California Supreme Court Trims a Remedy Available in PAGA Lawsuits
The California Supreme Court threw a curve ball at employment lawyers today, on both sides of the courtroom. Justice Cuellar issued the unanimous Court's opinion in ZB, NA v. Superior Court (opinion here). This is a case about PAGA, the Private Attorney General Act...
California Delays Mandatory Harassment Training Requirement for Small Employers
The California Legislature passed SB 778 (here). This bill amends Government Code section 12950.1, which is California's anti-harassment training statute. Last year, the Legislature expanded the training requirements to non-supervisors, and to smaller employers....
California Supreme Court Makes It Harder to Arbitrate Labor Commissioner Claims
Should employers require arbitration of Labor Commissioner / DLSE claims instead of going through the DLSE process? Good question. On the one hand, the DLSE is notoriously employee-friendly, and makes every effort to extract settlements from employers, even when...
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