New steps employers must take to prevent workplace violence
On July 1, new Labor Code section 6401.9 added by SB 553 will require most California employers to implement a written workplace violence…
New California workplace laws for 2024
On Jan.1, new California workplace laws will take effect that may require employers to take specific action. California’s minimum hourly wage…
December 18, 2023 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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California employee’s off-duty cannabis use to be protected — to a point
In 1996, California voters legalized cannabis use for medical consumption in this state. In 2016, California voters legalized recreational use of…
December 4, 2023 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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Should employers revise diversity programs in light of recent Supreme Court ruling?
Employers should review and, perhaps, revise their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s…
November 19, 2023 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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AI law and the workplace; also why CA’s measure on caste discrimination was vetoed
On Sept. 21 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adopted its 2024-2028 strategic enforcement plan. As in the draft of the plan…
November 6, 2023 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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New employee rights in the new year
Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law numerous measures that will boost employee rights in California effective Jan. 1. Among them: SB 616 will…
October 23, 2023 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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9th Circuit: Indefinite furlough triggers right to immediate vacation payout
In February 2022, Los Angeles federal judge Dale Fischer ruled in Hartstein v. Hyatt Corporation that California law did not require Hyatt Hotels…
October 9, 2023 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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Court won’t rewrite unenforceable noncompete
A court probably won’t rewrite a noncompete provision in a partnership agreement that omits the required specified geographic area of…
September 25, 2023 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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State university faculty not entitled to reimbursement for pandemic-related remote work expenses
Two months ago, this column addressed a California Court of Appeal ruling in Thai v. International Business Machines Corp. that Labor Code Section…
September 11, 2023 | Categories: Articles & Publications
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Andrea Myers Featured in Ranch & Coast Magazine
SCMV Shareholder and trial attorney Andrea Myers was recently featured in an article published in Ranch & Coast Magazine highlighting her…