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15 Jul New Law Will Prohibit Employers from Discriminating Based on Hairstyle

Posted at 12:58h in Employment Law

On July 3, 2019, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 188 amending California’s anti-discrimination laws so that the definition of “race” will include “traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles,” such as “braids, locks, and twists.” The...

09 Jul Ninth Circuit Makes Clear That Employees Must Be Paid for All Time Worked

Posted at 09:43h in Employment Law

On June 28, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Rodriguez v. Nike Retail Services, Inc., reversed s summary judgment in favor of Nike in a class action lawsuit seeking compensation for the time employees had to undergo exit inspections every time they left...

02 Jul Employee Who is “Potentially Disabled” May Proceed to Trial Over His Claims

Posted at 10:00h in Employment Law

On June 10, 2019, a California court of appeal in Ross v. County of Riverside reversed a lower court’s grant of summary judgement in favor of an employer because it found that questions of fact existed over whether an employee was “physically disabled” and entitled...

24 Jun Employer May Bar Union Organizers From Public Areas on its Property

Posted at 08:59h in Labor Law

On June 14, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board in UPMC Presbyterian held that an employer may bar nonemployees from soliciting its employees on behalf of a union on company property that is open to the public, provided the employer applies its policy in a...

10 Jun Employee’s Failure to Allege Religious Discrimination in EEOC Charge Not Fatal to Her Lawsuit

Posted at 14:33h in Employment Law

On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court in Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis held that an employee’s failure to file a charge with the EEOC alleging discrimination on the basis of her religion was not fatal to her lawsuit alleging religious discrimination against...

03 Jun No Attorney’s Fees for Employer That Prevails on Wage Claim, Even When Authorized in Contract

Posted at 09:57h in Employment Law

On May 24, 2019, a California court of appeal in Dane-Elec Corp. v. Bodokh reversed an award of attorney’s fees to an employer that prevailed on its complaint against its former chief executive officer to recover on a promissory note, and on the cross-complaint brought...

29 May California’s Meal and Rest Period Rules Do Not Apply to Property-Carrying Commercial Vehicle Drivers

Posted at 13:49h in Employment Law

On May 2, 2019, a U.S. District Court Judge in Ayala v. U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. granted a trucking company’s motion for partial summary judgment dismissing the meal and rest period claim from a putative wage and hour class action. The Ayala court based its...

20 May The Forum that Hears a Worker’s Claim Will Determine Employee or Independent Contractor Status

Posted at 09:31h in Employment Law

The determination of whether a particular worker is an employee or an independent contractor will depend on the administrative or judicial forum adjudicating the question. This week, the Associate General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board issued an Advice Memorandum where she applied “the...

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