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What Is the Current Status of the Legality of Captive Audience Meetings for California Employers?

What Is the Current Status of the Legality of Captive Audience Meetings for California Employers?

By: Mark S. Spring

AB 2155 and California Arbitration Agreements: When the FAA’s Exclusions Become California Law

AB 2155 and California Arbitration Agreements: When the FAA’s Exclusions Become California Law

By: August V. Pearson

Supreme Court’s Trump v. Slaughter Decision Reshapes the Administrative State – What it Means for the NLRB, EEOC, and Beyond

Supreme Court’s Trump v. Slaughter Decision Reshapes the Administrative State – What it Means for the NLRB, EEOC, and Beyond

By: Tashayla “Shay” Billington, Mark S. Spring

Employment Arbitration Lives to Fight Another Day

Employment Arbitration Lives to Fight Another Day

By: Ryan D. Larocca

NLRB Advice Memoranda Signal a Major Shift for Employers—But California Employers Shouldn’t Celebrate Too Soon

NLRB Advice Memoranda Signal a Major Shift for Employers—But California Employers Shouldn’t Celebrate Too Soon

By: Tashayla “Shay” Billington

California Courts Have Wide Latitude To Reduce PAGA Penalties and Fees

California Courts Have Wide Latitude To Reduce PAGA Penalties and Fees

By: Sander van der Heide

FLCA Advancing in Congress and NLRB Nomination Moving Forward

FLCA Advancing in Congress and NLRB Nomination Moving Forward

By: Mark S. Spring

California Employers Should Prepare for Local Minimum Wage Increases Effective July 1, 2026

California Employers Should Prepare for Local Minimum Wage Increases Effective July 1, 2026

By: August V. Pearson

Non-Disparagement Severance Clause Restrictions Persist In The Second Trump Administration, For Now

Non-Disparagement Severance Clause Restrictions Persist In The Second Trump Administration, For Now

By: James L. Harvey

US District Court Rules $100,000 H-1B Fee is Unlawful

US District Court Rules $100,000 H-1B Fee is Unlawful

By: Richard M. Green

California AB 2321 Would Expand District Attorneys’ Role in Workplace Fatality Investigations

California AB 2321 Would Expand District Attorneys’ Role in Workplace Fatality Investigations

By: Taylor L. Wendland

SCOTUS Provides Half-Baked Good News for California Employers Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements

SCOTUS Provides Half-Baked Good News for California Employers Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements

By: Dan M. Forman, Desiree J. Ho

AI in the Workplace: Managing Bias, Privacy and Legal Risk

AI in the Workplace: Managing Bias, Privacy and Legal Risk

By: Dan M. Forman, Linda Wang

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order To Confront Economic Impacts of AI

Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order To Confront Economic Impacts of AI

By: Heather L. Caughron

Erratic Employee Behavior: Recent California Decision Confirms Employee’s Undisclosed Mental Health Disability Did Not Trigger Employer’s FEHA Disability Obligations

Erratic Employee Behavior: Recent California Decision Confirms Employee’s Undisclosed Mental Health Disability Did Not Trigger Employer’s FEHA Disability Obligations

By: Avi M. Attal

Ninth Circuit Stops Class-Wide Abuse of Adverse Arbitration Decisions in Win for Employers

Ninth Circuit Stops Class-Wide Abuse of Adverse Arbitration Decisions in Win for Employers

By: Zi Xuan “Daisy” Chen

ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines

ICE Raises I-9 Enforcement Standards and Broadens its List of Fines

By: Richard M. Green

Ninth Circuit Weighs In on Cemex – But Ultimately Sidesteps the Real Fight

Ninth Circuit Weighs In on Cemex – But Ultimately Sidesteps the Real Fight

By: Tashayla “Shay” Billington

AI Lawsuit Pushes the Boundaries of AI Litigation—and May Signal a New Wave

AI Lawsuit Pushes the Boundaries of AI Litigation—and May Signal a New Wave

AB 1940: California Moves to Expressly Protect Employees Experiencing Menopause Under FEHA

AB 1940: California Moves to Expressly Protect Employees Experiencing Menopause Under FEHA

By: August V. Pearson

Rolling Out Arbitration Agreements During Class Actions: Best Practices to Avoid Invalidation of Agreement

Rolling Out Arbitration Agreements During Class Actions: Best Practices to Avoid Invalidation of Agreement

By: Sander van der Heide, Avi M. Attal

Are AI Chats Privileged? Courts Split on Attorney-Client and Work-Product Protection

Are AI Chats Privileged? Courts Split on Attorney-Client and Work-Product Protection

AI and the Work-Product Doctrine: A New Frontier

AI and the Work-Product Doctrine: A New Frontier

James Murphy Named NLRB Chair — But Key Issues Remain

James Murphy Named NLRB Chair — But Key Issues Remain

By: Mark S. Spring

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