June 2020

19 Jun PAGA Action Seeking Only Civil Penalties Will Not Be Compelled to Arbitration

Posted at 14:28h in Uncategorized

On June 19, 2020, the Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District in Olabi v. Neutron Holdings, Inc. affirmed a trial court’s order denying an employer’s petition to compel arbitration of a lawsuit alleging that the plaintiff and other workers had been misclassified as...

16 Jun Federal Law Prohibits Discrimination Based on Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Status

Posted at 08:31h in Employment Law

On June 15, 2020, the U. S. Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia held that an employer who fires an individual merely for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court explained that because discrimination...

02 Jun NLRB Revised Election Rules Blocked by District Court

Posted at 12:25h in Labor Law

The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has blocked the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from implementing five provisions of the rule changes it announced in December 2019. On June 1, 2020, the NLRB published a news release stating that "it will...