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  • DOL Announces New Federal Rule to Determine Independent Contractor Status

    By SHLC on January 9, 2024
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    On January 9, 2024, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) announced the issuance of a final rule for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  The new rule is a culmination of a months-long process, which began with the announcement of the proposed rule in October 2022, followed by a […]
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  • The California Labor Commissioner Publishes Updated New Paid Sick Leave FAQs, Poster and 2810.5 Notice to Employees

    By SHLC on December 27, 2023
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    The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently released updated guidance to help employers comply with new requirements starting on January 1, 2024 related to California’s mandatory paid sick leave law. Pursuant to SB 616, starting January 1, 2024, California’s mandatory paid sick leave time available to employees increases from three days or 24 hours to five days or 40 […]
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  • California Supreme Court Rejects Viking River – Representative PAGA Claims May Proceed in Court Even if Employee’s Individual Claims Are Subject to Arbitration

    By SHLC on July 19, 2023
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    Last year’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 142 S. Ct. 1906 (2022) offered California employers a glimmer of hope in the often-gloomy world of Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) litigation. In Viking River, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) preempted otherwise binding California case law precluding division of PAGA actions into individual and […]
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  • California Courts Maintain Standing of PAGA Claims Post-Viking

    By SHLC on April 20, 2023
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    When the U.S. Supreme Court published its decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, 142 S. Ct. 1906 (2022) in June 2022 (read our blog here) holding that individual claims under California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) must be arbitrated if a valid arbitration agreement between the parties exists, it left several unanswered questions. One of these questions is […]
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  • Important Decision for California Employers Impacting Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

    By SHLC on February 16, 2023
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    On February 15, 2023, a divided US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel held that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) preempts California’s Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), a 2019 measure that prohibited employers from requiring job applicants or workers to sign arbitration pacts. The 9th Circuit’s ruling means that it is lawful for most employers to require employees […]
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  • IMPORTANT NEW DEVELOPMENTS FOR CALIFORNIA WORKPLACE ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS

    By SHLC on September 26, 2022
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    There are three major recent developments that affect California workplace arbitration agreements. The first is the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021,” a federal law which prohibits employers from enforcing pre-dispute agreements that require arbitration of sexual assault and harassment claims. The second development is the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 15, 2022 decision in […]
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  • Can California Employers Mitigate Wage and Hour Risks with An Arbitration Agreement? Discussed on CalNevaLaw Podcast

    By SHLC on July 15, 2022
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    Recently the United States Supreme Court in a held that California employers may include provisions in their arbitration agreements that require employees to bring only individual PAGA claims in separate arbitrations, rather than as a group in one case. In this new podcast recording, SHLC Attorneys Brett Sutton and Jared Hague discuss this important new case and its implications for […]
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  • NLRB Important Changes Discussed on CalNevaLaw Podcast

    By SHLC on June 9, 2022
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    Important changes are on the horizon for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would have an enormous impact on union elections in the US.   Employers who want to remain union free need to understand these changes and adopt a more proactive approach to educating their workforce. In a podcast posted on CalNevaLaw Podcast posted on April 23, 2022, SHLC […]
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  • Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc.: California Supreme Court Raises the Stakes for Meal and Rest Period Compliance

    By SHLC on June 6, 2022
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    On May 23, 2022, after a nearly two-and-a-half year wait, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in the case of Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. The decision answers a very important question for California employers: May a California employee pursue so-called “paystub penalties” and “waiting time penalties” due to a failure to pay or report meal and/or rest […]
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  • Federal Ban on Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements Covering Sexual Assault or Sexual Harassment Claims Signed by President Biden

    By SHLC on March 8, 2022
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    On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed H.R. 4445, known as the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.” H.R. 4445 amends the Federal Arbitration Act to bar pre-dispute arbitration agreements of claims alleging sexual assault or sexual harassment, and includes a bar against any waivers of the right to bring such claims jointly and/or […]
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  • DOL Announces New Federal Rule to Determine Independent Contractor Status
  • The California Labor Commissioner Publishes Updated New Paid Sick Leave FAQs, Poster and 2810.5 Notice to Employees
  • California Supreme Court Rejects Viking River – Representative PAGA Claims May Proceed in Court Even if Employee’s Individual Claims Are Subject to Arbitration
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