by D. Gregory Valenza | Jul 8, 2020
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...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Jun 18, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration did not properly follow procedures required to end the immigration non-enforcement programs called “DACA” and “DAPA.” To remind you what we’re talking about – Deferred...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Mar 23, 2020
This post has no Corona Virus content. But we must take a break from our extensive COVID coverage. Because the U.S. Supreme Court has written a decision affecting employment law, albeit on a rather narrow issue. Comcast Corp. v. Natl. Assn. of African American-Owned...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Jun 14, 2019
Here are quick summaries of some recent employment law developments that may be of interest to California employers. OK, the first one will be of some interest. The second two are kind of boring. Meal Period Penalties / Premiums and PAGA – The Court of Appeal...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Apr 24, 2019
The U.S. Supreme Court held in Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds Int’l Corp., 559 U. S. 662 (2010), that an arbitration agreement, silent about class-wide arbitration, authorizes only individual arbitration claims included in the arbitration contract. The rationale...
