AB 3080 Vetoed! Employers Can Use Arbitration Agreements with Class Action Waivers
Last May we were pleased to report on the United States Supreme Court decision in Epic v. Lewis Corp., 138 S.Ct. 1612. In that case [...]
Proposition 13 Under Fire
As many predicted, 2020 will be the year not only of the Gas Tax repeal initiative (an anti-tax initiative); but also the year that Proposition [...]
Gas Tax Repeal Will Appear on November CA Ballot
State officials have announced today that sufficient signatures were gathered and verified to qualify the gas tax and vehicle fee repeal as a November ballot [...]
The Supreme Court Validates Class Action Waivers in Arbitration
Several years ago, Stephen Morris, an accountant working for Ernst & Young LLP in California, signed an agreement requiring him to arbitrate claims against [...]
Employee Handbooks and the NLRB
In 2004 the National Labor Relations Board articulated a new standard to determine when neutral workplace policies unlawfully interfere with an employee’s right to participate [...]
They’re Back — More ADA Access Lawsuits
In a Steven Spielberg movie from 1982, Poltergeist, a young girl is terrorized by paranormal activity. By the end of the movie the ghosts are [...]