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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...