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[Webinar] Less Layoff Litigation – Pro Tips for Conducting Reductions in Force in California
Layoffs are often viewed as a form of organizational restructuring — a way to reduce costs or to reimagine staffing needs in light of AI and automation. However, in 2026, California's reductions in force can lead to costly litigation and unintended issues with employee recruitment and retention, potentially offsetting anticipated cost savings and worsening the business challenges that prompted the restructuring in the first place.
[Webinar] New California Employment Laws & Developments for 2026 - December 10th, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PT | JD Supra
December 10th, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT As we approach 2026, California employers once again face a wave of new legislation, court decisions, and regulatory changes that will shape the workplace in the year ahead. Join CDF Partners Todd Wulffson and Alessandra Whipple for this complimentary annual update covering the most significant new employment laws and developments for 2026.
CDF Labor Law LLP Celebrates 30+ Years Representing California Employers with A Bold New Website
via Law Firm Newswire Irvine, California – CDF Labor Law LLP (“CDF”), a California management-side, labor, employment and immigration law firm, is proud to unveil its refreshed brand, and newly-redesigned website, which launched today. This marks a milestone as the firm celebrates over 30 years of being Counsel to California Employers.
[Webinar] Workplace Investigation Essentials for Employers - Navigating Legal Minefields - May 21st, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT | JD Supra
Internal investigations are among the most legally sensitive and operationally disruptive processes for employers—especially when allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, or retaliation arise. The inherent complexity can lead even seasoned HR professionals to face challenges in avoiding exposure to liability.
[Webinar] Golden Rules Gone Wrong: Top 10 Compliance Hazards for California Workplaces in 2025 - January 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT | JD Supra
January 22, 2025 January 29th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT Mark Spring, Alessandra Whipple, Todd Wulffson CDF Labor Law LLP + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: January 29th, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT With employment lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny on the rise, staying ahead of employment law compliance risks is critical.
[Webinar] Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back to the Office – The Top 10 Current Legal Headaches for California Employers in 2024 - October 17th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT | JD Supra
California employers face a constantly evolving legal landscape, with compliance challenges that can lead to significant financial and operational risks. Join CDF Partners Todd Wulffson and Alessandra Whipple during this complimentary webinar to explore the top 10 legal issues causing frustration for California businesses in 2024.
California Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Compliance: July 1, 2024 Deadline – Are You Ready? | JD Supra
Effective July 1, 2024, all California employers (with a few exceptions) – regardless of industry – are required to: (1) have a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (“WVPP”), (2) train employees on the WVPP, workplace violence hazard identification and reporting, (3) conduct periodic workplace hazard inspections, and (4) maintain an incident log. There is no grace period or ramp-up period.
[Webinar] No Plan, No Problem – California Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Requirements and Compliance Overview - April 30th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT | JD Supra
April 10, 2024 April 30th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: April 30th, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM PT As most California employers are aware, a new workplace violence law (SB 553) requires California employers to develop and implement a written, Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and conduct training by July 1, 2024. The new requirements will be enforced by Cal/OSHA.
Evolving cannabis laws: 3 common mistakes employers should avoid
Regardless of how companies or managers may feel about the topic, cannabis (including recreational and medical marijuana, and any product containing THC) is becoming ubiquitous – and is approaching a $30 billion per year industry.
[Webinar] Up in Smoke: A Blunt Discussion of Applicant and Employee Drug Testing in California in 2024 - January 16th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT | JD Supra
As we enter 2024, CDF has designed a webinar that aims to equip California employers with essential knowledge regarding the new marijuana drug testing rules and how to update personnel testing, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance.
[Webinar] Managing Post Pandemic Remote Work - Top Ten Things CA Employers Need to Know - January 18th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST | JD Supra
January 18th, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PST As we hopefully continue to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, there are some things we hope to leave behind, but other, formerly “temporary” aspects of the pandemic appear to be taking more permanent root. Chief among these issues for employers appears to be the “remote” or “hybrid” employee.
A Remote Work Policy That Ensures Employees Do Not Hop From Place to Place | JD Supra
July 5, 2022 To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Many workplaces allow employees to work from home. However, often in those situations, the employer really does not know from where the employee is working. Recently, one of our firm’s small business clients, based in an employer-friendly state in the south, had an employee move to California without the company knowing. Neither management nor HR was aware that it had a California employee.
[Webinar] COVID-2022: New Variants, New Regulations, and New Administrative Headaches - January 27th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT | JD Supra
January 27th, 2022 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM PT As COVID-19 variants work their way through the Greek alphabet, California employers have new CDC guidelines, new Cal-OSHA and CDPH requirements, new decisions to make with respect to vaccine and testing mandates, and when employees may return to work. During this timely session, Partners and Co-Chairs of CDF’s COVID Taskforce, Todd R. Wulffson and Dan M.
The Orange County Register Names CDF One of Orange County's Top Workplaces for Third Year in a Row
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 16, 2021 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) - Acclaimed California labor, employment and immigration defense law firm CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF) proudly announces it has been named one of the 2021 Top Workplaces by the Orange County Register for the 3rd consecutive year. The award rounds out a year of numerous accolades for CDF.
The Orange County Register Names CDF One of Orange County’s Top Workplaces for Third Year in a Row
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[Webinar] COVID-19 Related Employment Issues Impacting the Healthcare Industry - October 8th, 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST | JD Supra
October 8th, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PST The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the healthcare industry and presented a host of legal and practical obstacles to the ability to deliver patient care.
[Webinar] COVID-19 Compliance for California Employers – New Vaccine Mandates (plural) and Ongoing Administrative Concerns - September 28th, 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT | JD Supra
September 28th, 2021 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM PT With the rise of multiple COVID variants, FDA approval of at least one vaccine, and now the federal government requiring that private employers mandate vaccinations, COVID-19 continues to infect California employers with a host of compliance hurdles, each one with increased costs, litigation exposure and employee morale concerns.
Restauranteur Stands on Principle and Prevails After Six Years of Litigation | JD Supra
After six years of litigation, a victory is etched in stone after the California Supreme Court denied review of a Court of Appeal decision that affirmed an arbitration award issued in favor of the employer in a hard-fought wrongful termination, associational discrimination and retaliation lawsuit brought by a former restaurant server. Partners Todd R. Wulffson and Denisha P. McKenzie represented the client in all phases of litigation, from arbitration to the California Supreme Court.
Employee Prevented from Pursuing Class Claims For Unpaid Wages | JD Supra
Last week a California Employer secured a victory when the California Court of Appeal held that the employer’s general California choice-of-law provision in its employment agreement did not entitle the employee to pursue class claims for unpaid wages. In Nixon v. AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC, the employment agreement at issue required the employee to arbitrate any employment-related claims on an individual basis and to waive class claims.
Thirteen Things California Employers Need To Know About The New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards | JD Supra
Last Friday, Cal-OSHA published its revised, proposed COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). These rules and regulations were promulgated primarily to take into account the impact of vaccinations in our state. They provide incentives for employers with large percentages of fully-vaccinated employees. These new standards are very extensive and have many new requirements for employers.
[Webinar] Top 10 Employment Concerns for CA Employers Related to Returning to Work and COVID Vaccinations - May 27th, 10:00 am PT | JD Supra
May 27th, 2021 10:00 AM PT It is now more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are still looming issues on which California employers must continue to focus in order to maintain compliance and to avoid administrative actions and potential litigation.
Thermal Cameras to Fight Coronavirus in the Workplace?
As the nation reopens, businesses have a host of logistical and legal issues to resolve in order to bring their employees back safely in the age of COVID-19. Many are turning to technological solutions, ranging from standard forehead thermometer guns, to more sophisticated, social-distancing and heat-detection cameras, some of which are even paired with facial recognition software that can track and identify individuals who have a fever or who flout the distancing rules.
Back to Work - Staffing Industry Review
Virtually all of the US population was recently subject to stay-at-home orders. As states begin lifting restrictions that allow employees to return to work, staffing firms in particular face a myriad of legal pitfalls and logistical challenges as they recall employees — both their own as well as temporary workers to send on assignments — who have been working remotely or sitting idle during the Covid-19 pandemic, and may now be going back to work in multiple locations.
Calif. Ruling Shows Issues With Overbroad Employment Pacts
Law360 (February 13, 2020, 2:15 PM EST) -- The Wrap News Inc. v. The Information Inc.,[1] a case recently decided by the Los Angeles Superior Court, is a good object lesson for California employers seeking to prevent employees from using confidential information to compete with their business. According to court documents, a digital news organization, The Wrap News, based in Santa Monica, California, hired Matt Pressberg as a reporter in November 2016.
A Fired Employee’s Refrain: But I Thought Marijuana Was Legal?
States began decriminalizing marijuana in 1973. In 1996, California became the first state to allow the medical use of marijuana. Not wanting to be outdone, others followed suit, with Washington and Colorado becoming the first to legalize recreational marijuana in 2012. In 2019, with all but four states in the U.S. currently having some form of legalized cannabis available for purchase by their citizens, does it even make sense for employers to test applicants or employees for THC use?
U.S. Women’s Soccer team missed two free penalty kicks to avoid the current pay gap
There is no question that the members of United States Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) are collectively a force to be reckoned with, having just won their fourth World Cup Championship. Celebrations of their victory, however, have become a chant of “USA – Equal Pay,” instead of just “USA.” Their victory has been overshadowed by the belief that the women are paid less than their male counterparts, and that it must be the result of sexism and the greedy – mostly male – owners of the teams.
U.S. Women’s Soccer team missed two free penalty kicks to avoid the current pay gap
There is no question that the members of United States Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) are collectively a force to be reckoned with, having just won their fourth World Cup Championship. Celebrations of their victory, however, have become a chant of “USA – Equal Pay,” instead of just “USA.” Their victory has been overshadowed by the belief that the women are paid less than their male counterparts, and that it must be the result of sexism and the greedy – mostly male – owners of the teams.
U.S. Women’s Soccer team missed two free penalty kicks to avoid the current pay gap
There is no question that the members of United States Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) are collectively a force to be reckoned with, having just won their fourth World Cup Championship. Celebrations of their victory, however, have become a chant of “USA – Equal Pay,” instead of just “USA.” Their victory has been overshadowed by the belief that the women are paid less than their male counterparts, and that it must be the result of sexism and the greedy – mostly male – owners of the teams.
U.S. Women’s Soccer team missed two free penalty kicks to avoid the current pay gap
There is no question that the members of United States Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) are collectively a force to be reckoned with, having just won their fourth World Cup Championship. Celebrations of their victory, however, have become a chant of “USA – Equal Pay,” instead of just “USA.” Their victory has been overshadowed by the belief that the women are paid less than their male counterparts, and that it must be the result of sexism and the greedy – mostly male – owners of the teams.
U.S. Women’s Soccer team missed two free penalty kicks to avoid the current pay gap
There is no question that the members of United States Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) are collectively a force to be reckoned with, having just won their fourth World Cup Championship. Celebrations of their victory, however, have become a chant of “USA – Equal Pay,” instead of just “USA.” Their victory has been overshadowed by the belief that the women are paid less than their male counterparts, and that it must be the result of sexism and the greedy – mostly male – owners of the teams.
U.S. Women’s Soccer team missed two free penalty kicks to avoid the current pay gap
There is no question that the members of United States Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) are collectively a force to be reckoned with, having just won their fourth World Cup Championship. Celebrations of their victory, however, have become a chant of “USA – Equal Pay,” instead of just “USA.” Their victory has been overshadowed by the belief that the women are paid less than their male counterparts, and that it must be the result of sexism and the greedy – mostly male – owners of the teams.
U.S. Women’s Soccer team missed two free penalty kicks to avoid the current pay gap
There is no question that the members of United States Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) are collectively a force to be reckoned with, having just won their fourth World Cup Championship. Celebrations of their victory, however, have become a chant of “USA – Equal Pay,” instead of just “USA.” Their victory has been overshadowed by the belief that the women are paid less than their male counterparts, and that it must be the result of sexism and the greedy – mostly male – owners of the teams.
U.S. Women’s Soccer team missed two free penalty kicks to avoid the current pay gap
There is no question that the members of United States Women’s National Soccer Team (“USWNT”) are collectively a force to be reckoned with, having just won their fourth World Cup Championship. Celebrations of their victory, however, have become a chant of “USA – Equal Pay,” instead of just “USA.” Their victory has been overshadowed by the belief that the women are paid less than their male counterparts, and that it must be the result of sexism and the greedy – mostly male – owners of the teams.
Is It Smart for Employers to Ban Smartphones While Driving?
Regardless of what state your business is in, if you have employees who drive as part of their jobs, your employee handbook must address cell phone use. Drivers interacting with cell phones have a significantly higher risk of being involved in a crash, mostly caused by reaching for, answering or dialing a cell phone; and, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, the risk of an accident is five times higher for drivers who are texting.
Predictive Scheduling: Coming Soon to a Lawsuit Near You
Although it may sound like the latest mobile phone app, “predictive scheduling” refers to the legal requirement of providing employees advance notice of their schedules. The feeling is that it reduces absenteeism and improves job satisfaction to have advanced notice of work schedules. The disadvantages for employers includes reduced ability to have a flexible workforce, and eliminating “on-call” employees, where they call in to see if they are scheduled.
Helping Employees with New Year’s Resolutions? Avoid the Pitfalls
Member Content Blogs | Questions | HR Groups | Members Webcasts & Events Upcoming Events Webcasts Virtual Conferences Past Events Webcasts Virtual Conferences Public Events Upcoming Public Events Upcoming Public Events My Events Manage your events by above links Kenneth Walsh (Flightsafety) viewed the archived webcast, Keys to Success in Understanding Merger & Acquisitions from the HR Perspective.
Protect Yourself and Your Employees Against Workplace Violence
All one needs to do, sadly, is to watch the evening news to realize the prevalence of workplace violence in the United States. According to the FBI, more than two million workers become workplace violence victims each year – ranging from verbal bullying to homicide – with the vast majority of incidents being unreported either out of embarrassment, fear of retaliation, or simply because the employees do not know they should report an incident.
The recent age and disability discrimination lawsuit filed by Randall Arney against the Geffen Playhouse, where he served as artistic director since 1999, seems to raise some serious legal and factual flaws based on just what is alleged in the Los Angeles Superior Court complaint.
Lessons Learned From 'Geffen Playhouse' Age Discrimination Suit
The recently filed age and disability discrimination lawsuit by Randall Arney against the Geffen Playhouse, where he served as artistic director since 1999, seems to raise some serious legal and factual flaws based on just what is alleged in the complaint (Arney v. Geffen Playhouse, Cal. Super. Ct., No. BC673176, complaint filed 8/22/17). First, the decision to sue the two playhouse board co-chairs, Pamela Henderson and Martha Robinson, as individuals is questionable.
New California Law Demands Racial Pay Equity
Avoiding discrimination lawsuits as a California employer is similar to trying to avoid getting in a car accident if you drive on California’s freeways — no matter how good a driver you are, eventually you are going to get into an accident. It also makes an accident more difficult to avoid when the rules of the road keep changing.
Technology and Marijuana: A Workplace Combination?
The world is changing. Wearable technology is experiencing rapid growth that is helping companies track and measure employee activities. There’s also new legislation related to controlled substances like marijuana may have a profound effect on the workplace. As the workplace continues to evolve, can your wellness program adapt to survive these changes? There’s no question that marijuana is changing the workplace.
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