A pair of recent California Court of Appeal decisions serve as yet another reminder to employers of the difficulties that they potentially face when enforcing arbitration agreements in California and, as a result, the importance of drafting clear, precise arbitration agreements. The first case, Hernandez v. Meridian Management Services, LLC, reiterated the importance of
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California Court of Appeal Holds Courts Have Authority to Ensure that PAGA Claims Are Manageable
By Mia Farber on
Posted in PAGA
While California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) is often compared to class actions, many of the rules and regulations governing class actions are not present. And applying considerations like manageability to PAGA claims has caused California trial courts much consternation.
However, recently the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District has provided some…
California Court of Appeal Ruling Could Severely Restrict Employment Background Checks
By Garen E. Dodge & Jonathan A. Siegel on
Posted in Hiring and Background Checks
California employers should review their employment background check procedures in light of recent developments. The California Court of Appeal recently ruled in All of Us or None of Us v. Hamrick that an individual’s date of birth and driver’s license number cannot be used as data identifying a criminal defendant in public records. The ruling…