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Published: May 31, 2022
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Shauna N. Correia, Lukas Clary
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Gustavo Naranjo v Spectrum Security Services, Inc. (“Naranjo”), decided by the Second Appellate District in 2019. Employment attorneys Shauna Correia and Lukas Clary discuss the significant and immediate impacts on California employers from this decision.
Published: May 24, 2022
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Meagan D. Bainbridge, Lukas Clary
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
In this episode of California Employment News, Lukas Clary and Meagan Bainbridge discuss the importance of keeping detailed disciplinary records for all employees and explain what type of documents should be included.
Published: May 24, 2022
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Shauna N. Correia, Nikki Mahmoudi
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
We previously advised employers that the California Supreme Court agreed to review the Court of Appeal decision Gustavo Naranjo v Spectrum Security Services, Inc. (“Naranjo”), decided by the Second Appellate District in 2019. On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its decision, which has significant and immediate impacts on California employers. The key takeaways are:
Published: May 16, 2022
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Brendan J. Begley
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
A precedential decision last week by the California Court of Appeal may leave some employers feeling like no good deed goes unpunished. That decision ruled that a jury would have to decide if an employer willfully violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FRCA”) by letting a non-attorney manager communicate with outside lawyers to ensure that its background checks were in compliance with the FRCA.
Published: May 11, 2022
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Lizbeth (Beth) V. West
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
On May 7, 2022 (Yes, that was a Saturday), CalOSHA issued a Fact Sheet and updated Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) to align with, and explain, its revised Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) for preventing and responding to COVID-19 in the workplace.
Published: May 10, 2022
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Lukas Clary, Meagan D. Bainbridge
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
In this episode of California Employment News, Lukas Clary and Meagan Bainbridge discuss steps that employers can take to comply with employee records requests, while also mitigating the risk of potential workplace violation claims.
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Published: May 6, 2022
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Lizbeth (Beth) V. West
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
For the third time, CalOSHA has revised its Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) governing workplace safety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised ETS are due to take effect on May 6, 2022 once they have been reviewed by the Office of Administrative Law and filed with the California Secretary of State.
Published: April 19, 2022
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Lukas Clary, Meagan D. Bainbridge
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
In this episode of California Employment News, Lukas Clary and Meagan Bainbridge discuss the erosion of confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements, and what employers can do about it.
Published: April 13, 2022
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Lukas Clary, Meagan D. Bainbridge
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
In this episode of California Employment News, Lukas Clary and Meagan Bainbridge discuss recent developments relating to the labor code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and steps that employers can take to mitigate the risk of PAGA exposure.
Published: April 12, 2022
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Lizbeth (Beth) V. West
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) adopted a temporary policy in response to the difficulties many individuals experienced with renewing documents. As part of that temporary policy, employers were permitted to consider expired List B identity documents when completing the Form I-9 (“Employment Eligibility Verification”) which is required for employment in the United States.