In 2005, Congress enacted the Class Action Fairness Act, or “CAFA” as it is popularly known. CAFA is a piece of tort reform legislation.  It was enacted against the backdrop…

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This week’s California Court of Appeals decision in Ignat v. Yum! Brands, Inc. is a reminder to employers to be careful what they say about employees’ private matters.  Yum! Brand,…

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The U. S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in an important public sector employment case.  Specifically, the Supreme Court will decide whether an employee of a state or local government…

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If only class actions were as easy as a Dr. Seuss book.  It has been several years since “suitable seating” cases gained popularity among the plaintiff’s bar, leaving employers in…

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Another whistleblower regulation has hit the books that may snare the unwary employer.  The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently published an interim final rule governing the handling…

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The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a lower court’s decision which prohibited the so-called “honest belief” defense used by California employers in response to claims under the California…

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On March 8, 2013, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Final Rule implementing the 2010 amendments to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”)…

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Over the last several months, it is harder to determine which is more frequent – incessant news headlines concerning the latest workplace or school massacre involving easy access to guns,…

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After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, the issue of gun control rose to the forefront of the political debate.  While legislators debate assault weapons and magazine cartridges, what went…

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