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No password for you: california enacts social media privacy laws affecting employers and postsecondary educational institutions

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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September 28 2012

Addressing a recent hot topic regarding the forced disclosure of social media passwords andor content as part of the employment application process, California has promptly resolved the issue legislatively

Non-compete provisions in California: unenforceable and affirmative liability for unfair business practices

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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July 26 2012

Employers wishing to use choice of law clauses in their employment agreements to enforce non-compete provisions in California were recently put on notice that such efforts to circumvent California’s public policy in favor of employee mobility would not be enforced, and that placing a non-compete provision in an employment contract involving persons engaged in work in California will generate affirmative liability for unfair business practices under California Business and Professional Code 17200 et seq

Recent updates to California’s Wage Theft Protection Act

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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April 25 2012

On April 12, 2012, California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) made important changes to its Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) regarding The Wage Theft Protection Act (the “Act”) and additionally revised its template notice form (“Notice”

Ensuring employer compliance with the California Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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April 5 2012

On January 1, 2012, the California Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (CalGINA) took effect

California’s latest compliance requirement for newly-hired non-exempt employees: the Wage Theft Protection Act

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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February 6 2012

California’s Wage Theft Protection Act (Assembly Bill 469, California Labor Code Section 2810.5), which came into effect on January 1, 2012, created a new compliance obligation on the part of all California employers

California appellate court approves explicit mutual wage agreements for non-exempt employees

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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February 10 2011

In a recent and surprising appellate decision favorable to California employers, explicit mutual wage agreements between employees and employers were upheld as being consistent with California's otherwise inflexible wage and hour laws

California Supreme Court clarifies penalties for failure to promptly pay departing employee

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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November 19 2010

On November 18, 2010, the California Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Pineda v. Bank of America clarifying two key issues regarding penalties employers must pay for failure to promptly pay a departing employee’s final paycheck

New California posting requirement

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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September 15 2010

By October 8, 2010, California employers must comply with the following new posting and publication requirements

The California Supreme Court limits the “stray remarks” doctrine and rejects private right to sue on tip pooling

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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August 11 2010

The California Supreme Court issued two long awaited decisions, in Reid v. Google (08052010 Cal.S. Ct., No. S158965) and Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino (08092010 Cal.S.Ct., No. S171442), with mixed results for employers

Defining "family" under the FMLA

Dorsey & Whitney LLP
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USA
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July 14 2010

An employee has asked if they can take a leave of absence to care for a sick child that is not their own

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