Molly Lee Kaban

On April 10, 2025, California legislators introduced Assembly Bill 1340, also known as the Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act, which would afford drivers of app-based transportation companies such as Lyft and Uber the right to join a union and engage in concerted activity. In November 2022, California voters passed Proposition 22, which allowed app-based transportation companies to classify their drivers as independent contractors, rather than employees.

California employers should assess their meal period policies and practices in light of the California Supreme Court's February 25, 2021, decision in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC (Donohue). This ruling: (1) prohibits California employers from rounding time punches for meal periods and (2) holds that time records showing non-compliant meal periods will raise a rebuttable presumption of liability for meal period violations.

On January 27, 2021, our Labor & Employment Group hosted their virtual 2021 seminar highlighting recent developments in labor and employment law. In the two panel discussions, they covered an in-depth look at the new employment laws for 2021 and a focused presentation on COVID-19 laws and issues, including Cal/OSHA developments, workplace issues, and the coming vaccine. Please see full Presentation below for more information.