What to expect when your employees are expecting: the new pregnancy disability regulations (part two) *

USA - February 28 2013
Continuing in this series on new California regs, this post calls out three additional areas where the pregnancy disability regulations have changed…

Co-authors: Colleen M. Regan , Chelsea D. Spuck.

What to expect when your employees are expecting: the new pregnancy disability leave regulations are not necessarily a bundle of joy for employers (Part one) *

USA - February 21 2013
After almost two years of public comment and editing, the California Office of Administrative Law finally settled on a crop of regulations that…

Co-authors: Laura J. Maechtlen , Chelsea D. Spuck.

California Supreme Court to decide whether class action waivers in arbitration agreements are enforceable under California law *

USA - September 26 2012
Last week, the California Supreme Court agreed to decide whether class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements are enforceable under California law. 

Co-authors: Brandon R. McKelvey , Michael A. Wahlander.

Gentry survives for now, but are its days numbered? *

USA - August 17 2012
Notwithstanding the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2011 decision in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, California courts continue to muddle through whether a court can mandate classwide arbitration, particularly in the context of arbitration agreements between employer and employee.

Co-authors: Scott M. Pearson.