Assembly Bill 5, also known as the “Gig Economy Bill,” was just signed into law by Governor Newsom. How will it impact employers that employ independent contractors in California?
Most importantly, it will require a comprehensive review of such ...
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Updates
Stemming the Tide of PAGA Litigation: An Ongoing Battle for California Businesses
Orange County Superior Court Judge Peter Wilson just ruled that although a California trade association can challenge the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) on equal protection grounds, it cannot pursue a claim that PAGA violates due process ...
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NLRB Proposes to Overhaul Union Election Procedures
The National Labor Relations Board recently issued the first of its planned regulations overhauling parts of its union election procedures. These updates arguably make it easier for workers to remove a labor union representing a bargaining unit. ...
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Have Project Labor Agreements Been Taken Too Far?
For more than a century the interplay between labor and antitrust law has been a difficult one. Congress has attempted to strike a balance between protection of worker rights and prohibitions of anticompetitive activities.
Environmental laws, such ...
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Cook Brown Attorneys Named to 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers
Cook Brown is pleased to announce five of our partners have been selected to the 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Dennis B. Cook, Ronald W. Brown, Brian D. Bertossa, ...
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Work Authorization Forms and Notices
Have you received a "no-match" letter? As the federal government ramps up immigration enforcement efforts, California employers are left to maneuver a difficult conflict between federal and state objectives on immigration related employment ...
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California Becomes the First State to Ban Discrimination Against Natural Hair
California is now the first state in the nation to ban employers and school officials from discriminating against people based on their natural hairstyle. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the new law, which was first introduced in California by Senator ...
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“Clean Up” Legislation Gives Employers Another Year to Implement New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements
In response to widespread confusion about the timing of California’s expanded sexual harassment training requirements, the California Legislature has introduced a “clean up” measure to last year’s Senate Bill 1343. That bill mandated employers to ...
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