California joins other states in implementing laws governing employer access to employee’s and applicant’s social media accounts *

USA - September 10 2012
California is poised to be on the front lines of implementing laws governing when and if employers can require applicants or employees to divulge their social media passwords and grant employer access as part of the hiring process or in the course of the employment relationship.

Is relief on the horizon for California employers attempting to enforce arbitration agreements as class waivers? *

USA - September 7 2012
In California, a hotbed of wage and hour class and collective action filings, a recent appellate court opinion provides some long-awaited good news for employers attempting to enforce arbitration agreements as class waivers.

EEOC issues guidelines addressing the use of background checks in employment *

USA - August 14 2012
The EEOC (the “Commission”) recently issued guidelines addressing the use of background checks in employment. 

Employers face challenges de-clawing the “cat’s paw” *

USA - March 7 2011
In 1679, a little-known French poet named Jean de la Fontaine wrote a fable in which a monkey convinces an unknowing cat to steal chestnuts on the monkey's behalf.