DC Circuit strikes down NLRB union poster rule *

USA - May 10 2013
A decision this week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule…

Co-authors: Emily A. Jung.

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California takes the lead in comprehensive social media privacy protection *

USA - May 1 2013
In late September 2012, California Governor Jerry Brown signed two groundbreaking social media privacy laws collectively known as the Social Media…

Co-authors: John Mattox.

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California Supreme Court issues new opinion clarifying mixed-motive defense *

USA - February 25 2013
The California Supreme Court recently affirmed the availability of the mixed-motive defense as a complete bar to damages under the Fair Employment…

Co-authors: Michael Barnett, Kevin M. Smith.

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State marijuana legalization statutes and employer drug use policies *

USA - February 6 2013
California became the first state to legalize the use, possession and cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes in 1996.[i] Since then, 13 other…

Co-authors: Margaret Inomata.

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Itemized wage statements as set forth in California Labor Code section 226 *

USA - February 4 2013
Under California law, employers are required to provide employees an itemized wage statement, setting forth information specified in Labor Code…

Co-authors: Kevin M. Smith.

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