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COVID-19 Update: San Francisco, Los Angeles and Emeryville Take Local Legislative Measures

by Julia C. Riechert
4 minute read | April.02.2020

In the wake of coronavirus and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, California cities are taking their own measures.

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COVID-19 Update: Maryland and Virginia Institute Stay-at-Home Orders

by Joseph Liburt and Alexandra Stathopoulos
4 minute read | March.31.2020

As of March 30, 2020, Maryland and Virginia became the latest states to issue stay-at-home orders to combat the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19).

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COVID-19 Update: Update to California’s Executive Order N-33-20

by Erin M. Connell
3 minute read | March.23.2020

As a follow-up to Executive Order N-33-20, on March 20, Governor Newsom’s office released a 14-page report which provides additional guidance ...

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California Executive Order Allows Businesses To Assert An “Unforeseeable Business Circumstances” Exception to California WARN Act For Events Caused By COVID-19; Notice Must Be As Soon As Practical.

by Nicholas J. Horton
2 minute read | March.23.2020

California maintains its own “mini” WARN Act, Labor Code section 1400, et seq., which requires employers with 75 or more employees to give 60 days’ ...

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COVID-19 Update: California Governor Orders 40 Million Californians to Stay Home

by Erin M. Connell
5 minute read | March.20.2020

On the evening of March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newson issued Executive Order N-33-20, which requires all individuals living in the State ...

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Federal Court in California Declines Gig Economy Companies’ Bid to Stop Enforcement of AB 5

by Michael D. Weil and Benjamin R. Buchwalter
3 minute read | February.28.2020

Several groups have launched legal attacks on California’s new independent contractor misclassification law AB 5 since it went into effect on ...

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Coming to a Ballot Near You: Protect App-Based Drivers & Services Act

by Julia C. Riechert and Jillian Victoria Kaltner
4 minute read | February.26.2020

This November, Californians may get the chance to vote on a ballot measure that would address some of the fallout from the new independent contractor ...

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A Preliminary Employer Victory: California Federal Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Enforcement of AB 51

by James McQuade and Annie H Chen
3 minute read | February.18.2020

On February 7, 2020, Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California issued a detailed order explaining the court’s ...

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New Year’s Resolutions: Cases To Watch For California Employers in 2020

by Andrew R. Livingston
5 minute read | January.21.2020

With the new year comes the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court, and the Ninth Circuit will issue a number of ...

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The TRO on AB 51 is Still in Effect Following Oral Argument – With Modifications and Supplemental Briefing On The Way

by Julie Totten and Alexandra Stathopoulos
1 minute read | January.17.2020

On Friday, January 10, 2020, Chief United States District Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California heard oral argument on ...

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New California Employment Laws for 2020

by Jessica Perry
12 minute read | January.08.2020

2020 is upon us, and with it, a slew of new employment laws that are now in effect.

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Try To Restrain Yourself: California Is Temporarily Restrained From Enforcing Arbitration Ban

by Katie E. Briscoe
3 minute read | January.07.2020

Remember California’s new ban on mandatory workplace arbitration agreements? The Eastern District of California has put it on ice, granting a ...