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California Supreme Court rules intentional discrimination not required for Unruh Civil Rights Actclaims involving ADA violations

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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June 22 2009

In Munson v. Del Taco, Inc., No. S162818, __ Cal. 4th __ (2009), issued June 11, 2009, the Supreme Court held that a plaintiff who seeks Civil Code 52 damages for a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1999 under the Unruh Civil Rights Act is not required to prove intentional discrimination

CA Court of Appeal confirms unlicensed subcontractor’s workers may assert wage claims against general contractor

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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July 9 2009

In Sanders Construction Company, Inc. v. Cerda, 2009 DJDAR 9714, issued June 29, 2009, the Fourth District Appellate Court confirmed that, by operation of Labor Code 2750.5, an unlicensed subcontractor’s workers are statutory employees of the general contractor, which may obligate it to pay their wages

Contractor must report non-obvious hazards even if it did not create them

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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January 19 2010

California’s First District Court of Appeal in Suarez v. Pacific Northstar Mechanical, Inc., found that Cal-OSHA provisions, Labor Code 6304.5 and 6400, “impose a duty on each employer, at a multiemployer worksite, to report all non-obvious hazards about which the employer learns because its employees were exposed to them during the course of their work, even if the employer in question did not create the hazard.”

Settlement of individual claims did not moot class representative’s appeal in class action

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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February 10 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in Narouz v. Charter Communications, LLC, held that a class representative who voluntarily settled his individual claims but retained a “personal stake” in the class representation retained the right to continue in representative capacity and appeal the denial of a motion for class certification

Prevailing wage law in California to cover certain private renewable and energy efficiency projects on public land

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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October 18 2011

New California law expands the definition of "public works," imposing prevailing wage obligations for construction, alteration, demolition, installation and repair work performed under certain private contracts in connection with renewable energy or energy efficiency improvements on public property

Employ me, don't friend me: privacy in the age of Facebook

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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June 11 2012

With the unprecedented popularity of social media, individuals have increasingly been willing accomplices in undermining their own privacy

Drawing the line online: employers’ rights to employees’ social media accounts

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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October 16 2012

With the unprecedented popularity of social media, employees have increasingly used LinkedIn and other online forums to network for business and social purposes

CA Employment Development Department now authorized to share new employee information

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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January 14 2013

With the passage of Assembly Bill 1794, effective January 1, 2013, accurately and timely reporting new employees is now even more important. The new

California Contractors State License Board confirms asbestos certification does not authorize universal removalabatement

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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USA
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February 1 2013

Recently, the California Contractors State License Board (CLSB) issued an Industry Bulletin confirming that contractors may not perform abestos