Search

Insight

Automated Hiring Tools: Are My Hiring Practices Subject to AI Regulation?

by Julie Totten, Alexandra Stathopoulos, Alexandria Elliott, Nicholas Farnsworth and Tom Zick | April.18.2025

Companies implementing automated recruiting and hiring technologies may now be subject to comprehensive compliance frameworks.

United States map with California highlighted

Insight

PAGA Reform: What California Employers Need to Do Now

by Julie Totten, Katie E. Briscoe and Scott Morrison | July.23.2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law reforming the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), which permits employees to seek civil ...

Insight

PAGA Claims May Proceed Despite Arguments That Trying Them Could Be ‘Unmanageable,’ California Supreme Court Rules

by Erin M. Connell, Melinda S. Riechert, Julie Totten, Annie H Chen and Scott Morrison | January.30.2024

The CA Supreme Court determined that trial courts lack authority to strike claims brought under CA’s PAGA on grounds that trying them is unmanageable.

Insight

Event Planning: Risk Mitigation Factors a Company Should Consider When Planning an Event

by Julie Totten, David Chamberlin, James Stengel, Tierra D. Piens and John Wolfe | July.27.2023

Five things a company should consider to mitigate risks associated with an accident or incident at a company event.

Insight

U.S. Department of Justice Rolls Out New Policy to Incentivize Companies to Implement Executive Compensation Systems that Emphasize Compliance

by Julie Totten | March.03.2023

New DOJ Policy related to compliance in connection with compensation decisions.

Insight

Viking River Cruises – What This Means for California Employers, Now and in the Future

by Julie Totten, Alexandra Stathopoulos and Joseph Liburt | June.23.2022

A debrief on the highly anticipated decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana

Insight

Federal Legislation Impacting Arbitration: What Employers Need to Know

by Julie Totten and Alexandra Stathopoulos | April.19.2022

A look at recent federal developments that employers should pay attention to with respect to their arbitration agreements.

Insight

2022 New Employment Laws

by Julie Totten, Anna Suh and Frank Nicholas Zalom | November.16.2021

The 2021 California Legislative year resulted in a number of new laws affecting California employer practices.

Insight

California’s Mandatory Arbitration Ban is Upheld (For Now) – What This Means for Employers

by Julie Totten, Alexandra Stathopoulos and Rachel Capler | October.04.2021

This ruling will undoubtedly be challenged, but in the meantime, employers are faced with uncertainty regarding the continued use of mandatory ...

Insight

Oregon OSHA Issues Revised Standards Regarding COVID-19 – Employers Should Take Note and Take Action

by Julie Totten and Kathryn G. Mantoan | October.06.2020

Oregon employers should take note of new state Occupational Health & Safety Administration (“OR OSHA”) standards that are likely to take effect soon.

Insight

Navigating California’s New Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Law – Guidance on Key Provisions and Common Employer Questions

by Julie Totten, Erin M. Connell, Kathryn G. Mantoan and Tierra D. Piens | September.23.2020

On September 9, 2020 Governor Newsom signed AB 1867 into law, giving California employers just 10 days to implement new COVID-19 Supplemental Paid ...

Insight

In Letter to Senators, DOL Clarifies Scope of the CARES Act’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program

by Julie Totten, Julia C. Riechert and Necia Hobbes | April.23.2020

Notably, the letter clarifies several eligibility criteria, including that self-employed gig economy workers and workers who cannot work because they ...