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California Prohibits Employers from Requiring Out-of-State Litigation and Arbitration

USA - September 27 2016 On September 25, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law a new state statute that, in most instances, prohibits agreements requiring…

Randall D. Avram, Craig A. McDougal, Susan W. Pangborn, Chuck Rice, James Smith

Ninth Circuit upholds “right to control” as primary test of independent contractor or employee status

USA - August 29 2014 On August 27, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld California's long-standing reliance on the "right to control" test as the…

Randall D. Avram, Susan W. Pangborn, Sara E. Partin, Linda Usoz

President Obama signs Executive Order requiring disclosure of labor and employment law violations

USA - August 1 2014 On July 31, 2014, President Obama signed the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, which will require bidders for covered federal contracts…

Randall D. Avram, Chuck Rice, Linda Usoz

California Prohibits Employers from Requiring Out-of-State Litigation and Arbitration

USA - September 28 2016 On September 25, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law a new state statute that, in most instances, prohibits agreements requiring…

Randall D. Avram, Craig A. McDougal, Susan W. Pangborn, Chuck Rice, James Smith

New California law gives employers an opportunity to avoid certain lawsuits alleging defective wage statements

USA - October 7 2015 New legislation in California will help employers avoid costly litigation alleging violations of that state's employee wage-statement requirements…

John W. Alden, Randall D. Avram, Kathleen Dodd Barton, Susan W. Pangborn