Federal Trade Commission Proposes to Abolish Non-Compete Agreements
William Ross,
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their employees and independent contractors. A non-compete clause contractually…
Category: Contracts,
California Supreme Court Issues Important Decision For Employers That Use Staffing Agencies
Monte Grix,
If you use a staffing agency for your workforce, the California Supreme Court just issued an important decision that may affect your rights. In Grande v. Eisenhower Medical Center, the…
Category: Class Actions, Contracts, New California Laws, Wage-Hour,
Million-Dollar PAGA Cases Can Be Avoided Under U.S. Supreme Court's Viking River Decision
Daniel H. Handman,Ferry Eden Lopez,
On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a bellwether decision that has the potential to dramatically decrease employers' exposure under California's Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA)….
Category: Arbitration, Class Actions, Contracts, New California Laws, U.S. Supreme Court,
California Courts Strike Down Corporate Board Diversity Requirements
In two recent cases, judges have struck down recently enacted California statutes requiring diversity for underrepresented communities and for women on the boards of directors of publicly held corporations based…
Category: Contracts, Employment Discrimination, New California Laws,
Your 2022 California Employment Law Update & Survival Guide (webinar – Feb. 14, 2022)
Ferry Eden Lopez,Monte Grix,Stephen J. Hirschfeld,Hieu T. Williams,
The employment law landscape is always shifting, and there's a lot to navigate, especially as the pandemic drags into its third year. On February 14, 2022, Hirschfeld Kraemer lawyers Steve…
Category: Bully Awareness & Prevention, Class Actions, Contracts, Coronavirus/COVID-19, Disability Discrimination, Employee Handbooks, Employee Health, Employee Mobility/Trade Secrets, Employment Discrimination, FFCRA, Higher Education, Independent contractors, New California Laws, Personnel Records, Privacy Rights, Sexual Orientation, U.S. Supreme Court, Wage Statements, Wage-Hour, Workplace Violence,
9th Circuit Reinstates California Law That Employers Can't Mandate Employment Arbitrations
On October 10, 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 51, prohibiting employers from requiring, as a condition of employment, continued employment, or the receipt of any employment-related benefit, that…
Category: Arbitration, Contracts, New California Laws,
At the Buzzer: Hours Before State Laws Take Effect, NCAA Clears Way for College Athletes to Immediately Cash-In on "Name-Image-Likeness" Rights
Adam R. Maldonado,
Overlapping but fundamentally different legal developments in the last few weeks have transformed how the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) defines and applies "amateurism" – the core concept by which…
Category: Contracts, Higher Education,
New York Court Determines that Delaware, Not California, Law Applies to Employee Covenant Not to Compete
In Perry v. Floss Bar, Inc., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43429, a district judge in the Southern District of New York denied a preliminary injunction request from Joshua Perry, who…
SEC Proposes Rules to Help Gig Companies Compensate Their Workers
Every offer and sale of securities in the United States must either be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), or exempt from registration under rules established by the…
Category: Contracts, Independent contractors,