Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriaga, S.C. no. 20–1573 (June 15, 2022)
Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriaga, S.C. no. 20–1573 (June 15, 2022)
New law amends Labor Code section 1102.5 to include remedy of attorney’s fees, providing powerful tool in whisteblower-retaliation actions.
The new law, effective immediately, provides that private security officers, as defined, may be required to remain on-premises and on-call and to carry and monitor a communications device if covered by a collective-bargaining agreement with specified terms.
Colucci v. T-Mobile USA, Inc., 48 Cal. App. 5th 442 (4th Dist. Ct. App. (Apr. 29, 2020))
King v. U.S. Bank National Association, 2020 WL 4333329 (Cal. Ct. App. 3d Dist. no. C085276 (July 28, 2020))
Kim v. Reins International California, Inc., Cal. Supreme Ct. no. S246911
ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court (Cal. no. S246711 (Sept. 12, 2019)
Assembly Bill 5—codifying Dynamex ABC test for all Labor Code claims—signed into law.
SB 188 (CROWN Act) adds new definitions to the Fair Employment and Housing Act to include protections for hairstyles and traits historically associated with race.
Kelly A. Knight to present at the Daily Journal's Annual Employment Law Forum on July 11, 2019, presenting key case and legislative updates that employment practitioners need to know.
Economy v. Sutter East Bay Hospitals (Cal. Ct. App. 1st Dist. Feb. 4, 2019)
Morgan v. Davidson, Cal. Ct. App. 4th Dist. no. E068344 (Nov. 27, 2018).
Huerta v. Kava Holdings, Inc., 2018 WL 5961895 (Cal. Ct. App. 2nd Dist. (Nov. 14, 2018))
Garcia v. Border Transportation Group, LLC, Cal. Ct. App. 4th Dist. no. D072521 (Oct. 22, 2018), as modified (Nov. 13, 2018).
Huff v. Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., 23 Cal. App. 5th 745 (May 23, 2018), review denied (Aug. 8, 2018): a broad interpretation of the scope available to PAGA representatives in Labor Code-enforcement actions.
Kelly A. Knight to provide mediation services through top-flight ADR provider Judicate West throughout California
New Code of Civil Procedure section 1001 prohibits confidentiality provisions in settlement agreements for claims of sexual harassment and certain other claims (except re the claimant’s identity or amount of the settlement), with certain exceptions; new law effective January 1, 2019.