California employers have been grappling with the difficult and fact-intensive issue of classifying their workers as employees or independent contractors ever since the California Supreme Court issued its landmark 2018
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Holds AB-5 Applies to Motor Carrier Workers in California
Changes are coming to the COVID-19 landscape in California. Gov. Newsom recently announced that, as of today, June 15, 2021, “we can start to open up” and engage in “business
Continue Reading COVID-19 Changes Are Coming: What California Employers Can Expect – Q&A
In a blow to California’s commercial trucking industry, the Ninth Circuit recently ruled that California law relating to whether workers can be classified as employees is not preempted by the
Continue Reading Putting the Brakes on Commercial Truckers as Independent Contractors in California
California recently enacted an employee recall law that may substantially affect employers in the tourism and travel industries amid the emerging post-Covid-19 economy. On the heels of Governor Gavin Newsom’s
Continue Reading A Recall to Arms after Covid-19 – Some California Employers Must Offer Rehire to Laid-off Employees
You are invited to listen to Episode 11 of GT’s The Performance Review – California Labor & Employment Podcast, “All’s Fair in Employment & Housing: Current Litigation Trends and
Continue Reading The Performance Review Episode 11: All’s Fair in Employment & Housing: Current Litigation Trends and How To Mediate with the DFEH
The past few years have seen increased scrutiny of practices and agreements (and employers that use them) that are viewed by some as anti-competitive, including no-poach agreements and non-solicitation agreements.
Continue Reading Take Care With No-Poach Practices and Non-Solicitation Agreements
You are invited to listen to Episode 10 of GT’s The Performance Review – California Labor & Employment Podcast, “All Onboard.”
In Episode 10, hosts Ryan Bykerk and
Continue Reading The Performance Review Episode 10: All Onboard
In Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., on February, 23, 2021, the Ninth Circuit issued a decision that’s a mixed bag for employers. Bernstein v. Virgin Am., Inc., No.
Continue Reading Ninth Circuit Grounds Imposition of ‘Subsequent’ PAGA Penalties Prior to Court or Labor Commissioner Citation, But Lets Waiting Time Penalties and Other Labor Code Violations Soar for Interstate Employers
Last week, San Francisco, Santa Clara and Marin Counties joined several other northern California counties in the less restrictive Orange Tier under California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy Tier System.
Continue Reading Orange is the New Red: Navigating California’s Reopening Restrictions
On March 19, 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 95 into law, once again requiring employers to provide California employees with paid sick leave in connection with COVID-19. Under SB
Continue Reading Statewide COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Returns to California