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2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part V
January 16, 2020 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the fifth part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in anti-discrimination/harassment law. Our final post will address public… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part IV
January 14, 2020 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the fourth part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in health and safety law. Our coming posts will… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part III
January 9, 2020 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Travis West
This post is the third part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in family leave and accommodation law. Our coming posts… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part II
January 7, 2020 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the second part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in wage and hour law. Our coming posts will… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part I
January 2, 2020 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AB 5 – Worker status: Employee vs. Independent Contractor. This bill codifies the California Supreme Court decision in the Dynamex case and expands its application to California’s employment laws. For purposes of the… Read More
PERB Finds “Exploding” Offer, Without Rationale, Constitutes Bad Faith Bargaining
July 10, 2019 by
Kena Cador
Employers often use “exploding” offers – offers that expire on a certain date – as a hammer and incentive to move the parties to agreement. PERB has now issued an important decision placing limitations on… Read More
Truckers Deemed Employees – as the Independent Contractor Debate in the Trucking Industry Rages On
May 1, 2019 by
Kena Cador
A federal district court judge has issued a decision rejecting a trucking association’s attack on the California Supreme Court’s recent decision establishing a new test to distinguish between employees and independent contractors for purposes of… Read More
Employers Must Notify Employees of their Right to Decline Before Conducting Interviews in Preparation for PERB or Arbitration Hearings
March 28, 2019 by
Kena Cador
The NLRB has long had a rule that requires employers, prior to interviewing union members about an upcoming NLRB trial, to assure employees that their participation is voluntary and that no reprisals will be taken… Read More
Right to Union Representation Not Limited to Interviews
March 20, 2019 by
Kena Cador
In 2015, PERB held that the right to a union representative under California law is broader than the NLRA’s version under Weingarten. In 2017, in SEIU v. Sonoma County Superior Court, PERB extended Weingarten to… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part Two of Two
January 23, 2019 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Kena Cador
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part V
January 16, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the fifth part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in anti-discrimination/harassment law. Our final post will address public… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part IV
January 14, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the fourth part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in health and safety law. Our coming posts will… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part III
January 9, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Travis West
This post is the third part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in family leave and accommodation law. Our coming posts… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part II
January 7, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
This post is the second part of our six-part series summarizing significant legislative changes in labor and employment law for 2020. Today we are addressing developments in wage and hour law. Our coming posts will… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part I
January 2, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AB 5 – Worker status: Employee vs. Independent Contractor. This bill codifies the California Supreme Court decision in the Dynamex case and expands its application to California’s employment laws. For purposes of the… Read More
PERB Finds “Exploding” Offer, Without Rationale, Constitutes Bad Faith Bargaining
July 10, 2019 by Kena Cador
Employers often use “exploding” offers – offers that expire on a certain date – as a hammer and incentive to move the parties to agreement. PERB has now issued an important decision placing limitations on… Read More
Truckers Deemed Employees – as the Independent Contractor Debate in the Trucking Industry Rages On
May 1, 2019 by Kena Cador
A federal district court judge has issued a decision rejecting a trucking association’s attack on the California Supreme Court’s recent decision establishing a new test to distinguish between employees and independent contractors for purposes of… Read More
Employers Must Notify Employees of their Right to Decline Before Conducting Interviews in Preparation for PERB or Arbitration Hearings
March 28, 2019 by Kena Cador
The NLRB has long had a rule that requires employers, prior to interviewing union members about an upcoming NLRB trial, to assure employees that their participation is voluntary and that no reprisals will be taken… Read More
Right to Union Representation Not Limited to Interviews
March 20, 2019 by Kena Cador
In 2015, PERB held that the right to a union representative under California law is broader than the NLRA’s version under Weingarten. In 2017, in SEIU v. Sonoma County Superior Court, PERB extended Weingarten to… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part Two of Two
January 23, 2019 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Kena Cador
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
