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July 21, 2008 California Appellate Court Issues Favorable Decision Regarding Meal and Rest Period Rules

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June 17, 2008 "No Match" Letters Alone Are Insufficient Evidence Of Ineligibility to Work

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May 18, 2008 California Supreme Court Denies Review in Administrative Exemption Case

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April 7, 2008 California Supreme Court Addresses CFRA Rights of Employee Who Works Similar Job During Medical Leave

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March 2, 2008 Supervisors, and Other Individuals, Cannot be Held Liable for FEHA Retaliation

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Feb. 21, 2008 United States Supreme Court Refuses To Stop Enforcement Of San Francisco's Health Care Security Ordinance; Compliance Deadlines Approach

Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court refused to stop enforcement of the employer funding provisions of San Francisco's new Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO), pending resolution of a lawsuit brought by a restaurant association challenging...

Jan. 28, 2008 New Federal Law Expands FMLA - Relatives Of Injured Servicemen And Women Provided Up To 26 Weeks Of Protected Leave

Yesterday, President Bush signed into law the "National Defense Authorization Act," which expands the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide two new forms of protected leave for eligible employees with family members serving, or injured du...

Jan. 23, 2008 California High Court Affirms Termination of Employee for Medical Marijuana Use

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Jan. 8, 2008 Court Lifts Hold On San Francisco's Health Care Security Ordinance - New Law To Take Effect Immediately

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Aug. 29, 2007 California Supreme Court Issues Class Action Arbitration Decision

Today, the California Supreme Court decided the Gentry v. Superior Court case [click here to view this opinion]. In it, the Court ruled that, in some situations, an employer may not deny employees the ability to bring a arbitration class action to...

Aug. 23, 2007 California Supreme Court Approves Profit-Based Incentive Plans

Today, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in the case Prachasaisoradej v. Ralphs Grocery Company, Inc. [click here to view this opinion]. In it, the California Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision and ruled that...

Aug. 16, 2007 Employers Face New Requirements For Responding To "No Match" Letters

Although the national debate over immigration reform has yet to produce any comprehensive solutions, the federal government continues to step up enforcement of laws prohibiting the employment of undocumented workers. Most recently, on August 10, 2...