A Decade In Review: Workplace Law In The 2010’s
From JDSupra, Fisher Phillips provides a review of workplace law in the past decade including discussion of these topics: #MeToo
Freelancer Writers Are The Latest Group To Challenge California’s Gig Economy Law – But Will It Do Any Good?
From JDSupra, Richard Meneghello discusses a lawsuit brought by freelance journalists challenging California’s AB5. Richard writes: Last week, several industry
It Isn’t Just Uber: California Prepares for New Gig Worker Rules…and Confusion
From The Wall Street Journal, Christine Mai-Duc and Lauren Weber provide an excellent overview of the challenges and issues facing independent contractors
California’s new employment law is starting to crush freelancers
From CNBC, Elaine Pofeldt discusses the effect of California’s legislation, AB5, on companies and freelancers. Elaine writes: AB 5 has
Employer Group Sues To Block AB 51’s Ban On Arbitration
From JDSupra, Jeffrey Polsky reports that a consortium of employers has filed suit to block AB51, the California legislation that
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Dynamex Retroactivity Question
From JDSupra, Michael Lotito and James Paretti, Jr. report that the California Supreme Court will decided if the Dynamex decision
California Court Finds Arbitration Agreements Unconscionable
From Lexology, Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP discusses a recent case in which an arbitration agreement was found to be
The ABC Test: California State and Localities Support Plaintiffs’ Appeal, Signal Aggressive Enforcement
From Littler, James A. Paretti, Jr., Michael J. Lotito, and Bruce J. Sarchet discuss efforts to persuade the 9th Circuit
California Court Finds Arbitration Agreement Invalid and Unenforceable as a Result of Economic Duress and Undue Influence
From JDSupra, Nora Valenza-Frost discusses a recent case in which the court said that an arbitration was unenforceable because of
California Court of Appeal Determines Customer of Staffing Agency Is Employer Because of Direction and Control
From JDSupra, Eric Witt discusses a case in which the client of a staffing was found to be an employer
California Businesses: Remember to Choose Labor Contractors Wisely
From JDSupra, Maria Arakelian, Aaron Colby and Janet Grumer discuss a recent case in which Trader Joe’s and the firm
What You Need to Know About the AB 5 “Business-to-Business” Exemption
From Lexology, Brigham M. Cheney provides an outstanding review of the “business to business” exemption from California’s AB5, the new