Epps & Coulson Filed Class Action to Protect Kaiser Nurses and Staff Epps & Coulson, LLP filed a class action complaint against Kaiser. The claims arise from conduct so shocking and invasive that it strikes at the core of personal dignity in the workplace: the secret video recording of employees...
New California law requires annual workplace rights notice The California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO) is reminding employers about a new state law, the Workplace Know Your Rights Act, which requires employers to annually provide workers with clear information about their workplace rights. This new law took effect on January 1 and...
CALIFORNIA ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEES LIMITED (AGAIN) The recent California Court of Appeal decision of Villalobos v. Maersk held that the employer’s referring to arbitration rules in employee handbooks or agreements is insufficient to designate arbitrability questions to the arbitrator. Many agreements state that disputes will be handled under JAMS...
EMPLOYERS MAY BE LIABLE FOR OFF-SITE HARASSMENT Picture this: an employee says they do not wish to see, be near or even on Zoom calls with someone else, whom they dated and there was a break-up. Nothing occurred at the worksite, during work or even about work, but the employer...
NY: Bonuses Owed to Employees After Termination Riley worked at a law firm and had an agreement with the law firm for her to receive a bonus if she exceeded a set amount of actual legal fees generated by her work. The agreement with Riley conditioned payment of the bonus...
Arbitration Agreements/Employee Handbooks – Update Yours A new case (Ford v. The Silver F, Inc.) highlights how California employee handbooks with outdated arbitration language can undermine an employer's ability to require arbitration of employee claims, even when the legal landscape shifted in the employer’s favor in 2022 with the U.S....
2025 IRS Mileage On December 19, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service issued its annual notice[1] of the 2025 standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, moving, and charitable purposes. For employers, that is, the mileage that employers should pay employees for business...
California Limits When Employers Can Require Driver’s Licenses California has another new law. It restricts when employers with five or more employees can say in a job posting or advertisement that a candidate must have a driver’s license. As of January 1, 2025, it is an unlawful employment practice for...
California Enacts Key Employment Law Changes for 2025 – Don’t Get Sued Call us if you need your employee handbooks updated. Because effective January 1, 2025, California employers must comply with several significant updates to state employment laws. These include increases to minimum salary thresholds for overtime exemptions, amendments to...
Texas Judge Eliminates Federal Overtime Rule - Update A federal judge in Texas entirely eliminated a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that expanded overtime protections for workers by requiring employers to pay overtime premiums to more salaried people, eliminating one of the highest-profile Labor Department rules enacted during the...