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Articles by Jennifer A. Kearns
Employment and HR
After nearly four years of court battles, Proposition 22, aka the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, has been upheld by the California Supreme Court. The voter-enacted law allows drivers for app-based transportation or delivery companies, also known as "network companies," to be classified as independent contractors―as long as several conditions are met.
California Supreme Court Rules PAGA Plaintiffs Retain Standing To Litigate Nonindividual Claims, Even With Individual Claims In Arbitration
On July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court unanimously turned one part of the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Viking River Cruise on its head. In the matter of Erik Adolph v.
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Splits A California Employment Statute, Compelling Arbitration For Certain Individual Claims Of Labor Law Violations
On June 15, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an 8-1 decision in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, holding that an employee's individual claims for penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act, California Labor Code section 2698 et seq. (PAGA), may be compelled to arbitration in certain circumstances.
California Prepares To Move Beyond The
United States: California Prepares To Move Beyond The "Blueprint" 12 April 2021 by Jennifer A. Kearns and Brooke B. Tabshouri Duane Morris LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Not all restrictions will be lifted even if the state meets all the required criteria.
Above And Beyond The FMLA: California Expands Eligibility For Job-Protected Family And Medical Leave, And Now Includes Virtually All Employers
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Beginning January 1, 2021, the CFRA will change in several significant ways, going far beyond what the FMLA requires and significantly reducing the overlap between the two laws. Attention all businesses, organizations, schools or individuals with employees in California: A sweeping expansion of family and medical leave law takes effect soon.
California Employers Beware: Compensation Data Must Be Reported In 2021
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New California Privacy Law Extends Employee Rights Within And Beyond The State
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. To qualify for the employee exemption, personal information must be collected and used solely for employment purposes. California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), establishing the strictest data privacy law in the United States.
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