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The End of AB 51?
USA - May 18 2023 On Feb. 15, 2023, the Ninth Circuit in Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta issued its ruling on the ongoing question of Assembly Bill (AB) 51’s…
California Supreme Court to Have ‘Last Word’ on Viking River
USA - May 4 2023 The California Supreme Court will soon hear oral argument on the much-anticipated Adolph (Erik) v. Uber Technologies, Inc., (Uber), accepting Justice…
Court of Appeal Puts Rideshare Companies Back in the Driver’s Seat
USA - April 11 2023 Proposition 22 continues its journey through the California courts. As background, in 2018 the California Supreme Court adopted a new test to…
Los Angeles Retail Employers: New Fair Workweek Obligations Take Effect April 1. Are They Fair?
USA - March 30 2023 The City of Los Angeles’s recently passed Fair Workweek Ordinance (the Ordinance) takes effect April 1, 2023. The ordinance aims to ensure Los…
Ninth Circuit Revives Claim That A.B. 5 Violates Equal Protection Clause
USA - March 21 2023 Employers seeking to challenge California’s stringent independent contractor misclassification laws may have found an opening. On March 17, the Ninth…
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Navigating Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace
USA - March 3 2023 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990, and Title I of the ADA provides a framework for ensuring that people with…
When They’ve Got to Go (Let Them): What Employers Should Know about California’s New Restroom Access Law
USA - February 6 2023 The California State Legislature gave employers many new bills to address on Jan. 1, 2023 (see GT Alert), but not all appear in the Labor Code. One…
California Will Soon Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use
USA - January 11 2023 As discussed in our recent alert on California’s 2023 Legislative Update, beginning Jan. 1, 2024, California employers will be prohibited from…
PERM Recruitment Advertisements under ‘Pay Transparency’ Laws
USA - December 22 2022 State and local pay transparency laws require employers to disclose pay ranges to applicants in their job advertisements and may require steps beyond…
New California Legislation Will Not Allow Employers to Prohibit Off-the-Job Marijuana Use for Much Longer
USA - October 18 2022 Yes, the use of cannabis - also known as marijuana - for medicinal purposes has been allowed in California since voters passed Proposition 215 in…
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