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For many, December is a joyful time of year, full of parties, dinners, and decorations. Yet those same festivities make December a busy time of year for us at Shaw Law Group, as we field all kinds of holiday-season-related questions from our clients. This year, we’ll...

For many, December is a joyful time of year, full of parties, dinners, and decorations. Yet those same festivities make December a busy time of year for us at Shaw Law Group, as we field all kinds of holiday-season-related questions from our clients. This year, we’ll...

For many, December is a joyful time of year, full of parties, dinners, and decorations. Yet those same festivities make December a busy time of year for us at Shaw Law Group, as we field all kinds of holiday-season-related questions from our clients. This year, we’ll...

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) continued its busy year by recently finalizing a new joint employer rule under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). This rule is used to determine when multiple employers may share liability for unfair labor practices,...

In our previous post on October 23 2023, we discussed A.B. 1076, which makes important changes to California Business & Professions Code Section 16600. That section currently makes void, “every contract by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful...

During our recent “New California Paid Sick Leave Rules for 2024,” webinar, we received several questions about California’s paid sick leave (“PSL”) requirements. We decided to share the answers to the most common ones with our loyal blog readers. Enjoy! Q: If we...

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more prevalent in the workplace. So, it’s not surprising that the White House’s “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence” addresses the use of AI at work.  Although the...

Halloween season is a good time for spooky stories, so let’s talk about a subject that strikes fear in the hearts of employers everywhere: retaliation claims. Employers currently cannot retaliate against employees who exercise their rights under three California Labor...

One of the trickiest issues employers face is infighting among teams, key players, and leadership. It can creep up in any number of ways: turnover may be increasing, employees never seem satisfied, and management can’t seem to get along.  Maybe the complaints are...

California law makes void any contract “by which anyone is restrained from engaging in a lawful profession, trade, or business of any kind,” including non-compete agreements. (Business & Professions Code § 16600.) Non-compete agreements are enforceable in only...