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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...

27 Apr What You Need to Know About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted at 12:22h in Employment Law

Material for the webinar presented by Rediger Labor Law for the Capital Region Family Business Center on April 13, 2020 entitled, “What Your Family Business Needs to Know About The Families First Coronavirus Response Act” is available to our clients through the Client Portal of...

30 Mar COVID-19 Guidance for Employers from the California DFEH

Posted at 05:00h in Employment Law

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has published a series of Frequently Asked Questions addressing various employment issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The DFEH is the California state agency in charge of enforcing the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which...

23 Mar Changes to California’s WARN Act and the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Posted at 05:00h in Employment Law

On March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-31-20 that suspended the 60-day notice requirement of California’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act where a covered employer orders a mass layoff, relocation or termination of employees at a covered establishment. The Executive Order adopts...

17 Mar Employee May Settle His Individual Wage Claims and Still Sue Under PAGA

Posted at 09:06h in Class Action

On March 12, 2020, the California Supreme Court in Kim v. Reins International California, Inc., held that employees may settle and dismiss their individual claims for Labor Code violations and not lose standing to pursue a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004...

16 Mar Rediger Labor Law Wins Summary Judgment in Employment Discrimination Case

Posted at 07:00h in Employment Law

Attorney Justin R. Rediger prevailed on a motion for summary judgment in a case alleging disability discrimination, racial harassment, and whistleblower retaliation. Judge George J. Abdallah, Jr. of the San Joaquin County Superior Court agreed that there was no triable issue of fact as to...

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