National workplace law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. congratulates the following Northern California attorneys for being honored by their peers:
San Francisco Managing Shareholder Fraser A. McAlpine, San Francisco Shareholders Mark S. Askanas, Dylan B. Carp, Cara M. Ching-Senaha, Bradley W. Kampas, Patrick C. Mullin, Robert M. Pattison and Mark S. Ross along with Sacramento Managing
Jackson Lewis’ Heath Havey will be speaking on “Cross-Border Employment Law Issues: Effective Use of International Employment Counsel” at the July 30, 2014 Global Talent and Managing the 21st Century Workforce Conference in Silicon Valley at Stanford University.
Whether you are the CEO, CMO, CHRO, VP of HR, HR practitioner, head of a function or
David Bradshaw, Office Managing Shareholder of Jackson Lewis’ Sacramento office, has been listed in Daily Journal‘s ‘Top 75 Labor & Employment Lawyers’ in California. Mr. Bradshaw, who specializes in class actions and complex litigation, is profiled in the July 16, 2014 publication, highlighting his work on Silva v. See’s Candy Shops Inc.
The California Division of Workers’ Compensation posted a corrected Spanish language time of hire pamphlet on its website. The previously posted Spanish language version contained some outdated information. We recommend employers download the new pamphlet for their new hire packets.
Employers should ensure they provide all the upon hire pamphlets required by California. If
On July 9, 2014, a Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California truck drivers are entitled to meal breaks and rest periods under California state law despite federal deregulation of the trucking industry. Prior to the Court of Appeals ruling in Dilts v. Penske Logistics, Inc. (July 9, 2014), several federal judges in
In Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co., No. S196568 (Cal. June 26, 2014), the California Supreme Court has ruled that federal immigration law did not preempt California law extending employee protections and remedies “regardless of immigration status,” except to the extent it authorized damages for any period after the employer’s discovery of an employee’s ineligibility
A clause delegating to an arbitrator the authority to decide questions of an arbitration agreement’s enforceability was not unconscionable under California law, the California Court of Appeal has ruled. Malone v. Superior Court, No. B253891 (Cal. Ct. App. June 17, 2014). The Court affirmed an order enforcing the delegation clause and compelling arbitration. Significantly,
Although many employers are aware of the upcoming change to the California state minimum wage, here is one last reminder. The California state minimum wage will increase to $9.00 an hour starting July 1, 2014 and up to $10.00 per hour by January 1, 2016.
In July 2014, the minimum salary test for the Executive,
In a welcome common sense decision, the California Court of Appeal in Serri v. Santa Clara University affirmed summary judgment granted to Santa Clara University against its former Director of Affirmative Action.
Why? Because as the University’s Director of Affirmative Action, she failed to file the University’s Affirmative Action Plan (AAP) for three years in
Employers in the construction industry throughout California must prepare for an increase in the number of California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“Cal/OSHA”) inspectors who will check employers’ fall protection safety systems. The increase in inspections is a response to the events that occurred between May 18 and May 21, 2014, when four construction workers