Category: California
It Isn’t Just Uber: California Prepares for New Gig Worker Rules…and Confusion
From The Wall Street Journal, Christine Mai-Duc and Lauren Weber provide an excellent overview of the challenges and issues…
California’s new employment law is starting to crush freelancers
From CNBC, Elaine Pofeldt discusses the effect of California’s legislation, AB5, on companies and freelancers. Elaine writes:…
Employer Group Sues To Block AB 51’s Ban On Arbitration
From JDSupra, Jeffrey Polsky reports that a consortium of employers has filed suit to block AB51, the…
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Dynamex Retroactivity Question
From JDSupra, Michael Lotito and James Paretti, Jr. report that the California Supreme Court will decided if…
California Court Finds Arbitration Agreements Unconscionable
From Lexology, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP discusses a recent case in which an arbitration agreement was…
The ABC Test: California State and Localities Support Plaintiffs’ Appeal, Signal Aggressive Enforcement
From Littler, James A. Paretti, Jr., Michael J. Lotito, and Bruce J. Sarchet discuss efforts to persuade…
California Court Finds Arbitration Agreement Invalid and Unenforceable as a Result of Economic Duress and Undue Influence
From JDSupra, Nora Valenza-Frost discusses a recent case in which the court said that an arbitration was…
California Court of Appeal Determines Customer of Staffing Agency Is Employer Because of Direction and Control
From JDSupra, Eric Witt discusses a case in which the client of a staffing was found to…
California Businesses: Remember to Choose Labor Contractors Wisely
From JDSupra, Maria Arakelian, Aaron Colby and Janet Grumer discuss a recent case in which Trader Joe’s…
What You Need to Know About the AB 5 “Business-to-Business” Exemption
From Lexology, Brigham M. Cheney provides an outstanding review of the “business to business” exemption from California’s…
The Dynamex Decision Is Retroactive (For Now)
From JDSupra, Aaron Colby and Laura Heckathorn discuss a recent case in California in which the court…
Slow Your Roll: Federal Law Preempts California’s Latest Assault On Employment Arbitration Agreements
From Lexology, Robin Samuel and Christina Taylor provide a superb analysis of California’s prohibition of mandatory arbitration agreements and…
