E-Update | Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton

Paul, Plevin's E-Update provides comprehensive legal analysis of the latest developments in labor and employment law.

May 5, 2015 Employers That Prevail in Discrimination Cases Are No Longer Automatically Entitled to Recover Costs

It has long been the rule in California that the prevailing party in a discrimination or harassment claim under the Fair Employment and Housing Act is entitled to recover costs. A prevailing plaintiff is also entitled to automatically receive an ...

April 9, 2015 Settlement Agreements Under Fire

On Wednesday, the Ninth Circuit questioned the validity of a settlement agreement in which a doctor agreed not to ever seek re-employment with the defendant or any successor or contractually-related entity. Similar "don't darken my doorstep" clau...

April 5, 2015 California Adopts New Leave Regulations

The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has amended the regulations interpreting the California Family Rights Act ("CFRA"), California’s version of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. The regulations are effective July 1, 2...

March 2, 2015 DLSE Provides Guidance on California Paid Sick Leave Notice Requirements

The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) has published a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) to help employers interpret and comply with California's new paid sick leave law. The new FAQs, as well as the FAQs previous...

Jan. 11, 2015 California Supreme Court: On-Call Employees Required to Sleep on Employer's Premises Must Be Paid

On January 8 the California Supreme Court held that security guards who spend eight hours of their 24-hour shifts sleeping on their employer's premises must be paid for that sleep time.

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