Employment Law Update – February 14, 2020 CALIFORNIA’S MANDATORY ARBITRATION BAN SUSPENDED. On January 31, 2020 a California federal court granted a preliminary injunction to enjoin enforcement of AB 51 – which purported to severely restrict the ability of employers to require employees to arbitrate most types of employment disputes – pending a decision by […]
SRC is proud of founder Cindy Ricketts for paying it forward by giving back to the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. See why she does it and her advice for law students here.
The Arizona Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in favor of SRC’s client the City of Glendale in its lawsuit against Vieste, the owner and operator of a facility Vieste constructed at the City’s landfill. Initially designed to remove unsorted recyclables from the City’s municipal waste stream and later to convert waste into energy, Vieste’s […]
November 12, 2019 CONSUMER LEGISLATION AND CASE DEVELOPMENTS CALIFORNIA EXPANDS DATA-BREACH NOTIFICATION LAW: California’s security breach notification law requires businesses that incur data breaches involving “personal information” to notify the individuals affected and, where more than 500 California residents are notified, the California Attorney General. Assembly Bill 1130, signed into law by Governor Newsom on […]
SRC proudly announces that we have again been named one of U.S. News – Best Lawyers Best Law Firms for 2020! This comes after the recent recognition of both Luanne Sacks and Steve Sacks in The Best Lawyers of America©, which recognizes the top 5% of private practicing lawyers in the United States. For Best […]
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE October 22, 2019 In addition to several key new California laws summarized in our October 16, 2019 E-Alert, recapped below are several cases impacting California employers decided thus far in October. CLARIFYING MEAL AND REST PERIOD PENALTY CALCULATIONS: On October 9, 2019, a California appellate court, in Ferra v. Loews Hollywood […]
SRC congratulates Luanne Sacks and Steve Sacks, who were recognized by Best Lawyers for inclusion in the 2020 Edition of Northern California’s Best Lawyers at www.bestlawyers.com.
Governor Newsom and the California Legislature Let Fly a Grand Slam of New Employment Laws for 2020 As the 2019 Legislative season ends, California employers will find it’s a whole new ballgame for 2020. New laws passed by the legislature, and signed into law by Governor Newsom, will make it harder to establish independent contractor […]
California’s Crowning Achievement: California Becomes First State to Ban Natural Hairstyle Based Discrimination August 7, 2019 Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a novel anti-discrimination bill into law, making California the first state to ban natural hairstyle-based discrimination. S.B. 188, also known as the Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair, or “Crown […]
Use it or Lose it! Supreme Court Holds Employers Risk Waiving Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies Defense When Not Timely Pled June 13, 2019 Most employers know that, generally, an employee must file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) or relevant state or local agency (Department of Fair Employment and Housing or […]
May 1, 2019 Courts May Not Compel Arbitration of Claims on a Classwide Basis Absent Parties’ Explicit Authorization Authored by Amy Fisher, Esq. On April 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Lamps Plus, Inc., et al., v. Varela, 587 U.S. ___ (2019) (“Lamps Plus”) that a court may not compel class arbitration […]
March 28, 2019 All employers who use the services of a background checking agency to procure a background check report on an employment applicant should know that the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) requires that the applicant sign a written disclosure and an authorization before the report may be obtained. Specifically, to ensure the […]