by D. Gregory Valenza | Jun 29, 2020
Greetings. Here are a few employment law developments that California employers and lawyers may find of interest – New DFEH Regulations Effective 7/1/20 The Department of Fair Employment and Housing’s regulations will be amended as of 7/1. The amendments...
by D. Gregory Valenza | May 4, 2020
Here are summaries of a few recent, non-COVID-related decisions that may be of interest to California employers. Fair Credit Reporting Act The Fair Credit Reporting Act is the federal law regulating how background / credit checks are conducted. California has its own...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Mar 14, 2020
UPDATED AS OF 5/15/2020 Look for “NEW” label throughout this post for additions. Here is a combined list of Coronavirus resources for California employers. We’ll update as we find new ones. In the days to come, we will continue to address on the...
by D. Gregory Valenza | May 21, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court decided today: employers may require employees to arbitrate claims only on the employee’s own (individual) behalf – I.e., no class actions. This opinion in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, settles a recent dispute about whether the...