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 30, 2020
Answering questions posed by the federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the California Supreme Court issued unanimous rulings in two cases: Ward v. United Airlines (here) and Oman v. Delta Airlines (here). The cases involve airline workers who travel within and...
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 | Apr 2, 2020
“Unlimited vacation” / PTO is a once-popular buzzword from the before time, long since replaced on the buzzword popularity charts by “quarantine,” “social distancing,” “shelter in place,” and other less fun concepts. We...
by D. Gregory Valenza | Mar 16, 2020
Telework / Telecommuting, “Forced” Leave, and Temporary Shut-Downs Updated 3/17/20, some typos fixed, a few small additions. Here is part 2 of a series of posts about employment law issues that arise due to this COVID-19 / Coronavirus crisis. See Part 1...
