Courts
Employers Don’t Need to Count Overtime Twice in Percentage Bonuses
A California Court of Appeals ruled recently in favor of a federal method for calculating percentage bonuses rather than a state method the court...
California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Timekeeping Rounding Case
The California Supreme Court has agreed to review a California Court of Appeal decision on a case involving timekeeping rounding policies.
On February 1, the...
Appellate Court Backs Use of Arbitration in Employment
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit this week invalidated a law contested by the California Chamber of Commerce, ensuring that arbitration...
CalChamber to Host MCLE Course on PAGA Landscape
On January 31, at 10 a.m., a virtual MCLE course hosted by the California Chamber of Commerce, in coordination with the Stop Small Business...
Ninth Circuit Panel to Rehear Arguments on California’s Mandatory Arbitration Ban
A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel has voted to withdraw its original ruling on California arbitration agreements in employment and rehear arguments on...
U.S. High Court Ruling Supports Arbitration
In a win for California employers, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that individual claims under the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) can...
Appeals Court Sides with CalChamber in Prop. 65 Ruling on Acrylamide in Food
Last week, California businesses won another victory in the continuing debate over whether the Proposition 65 warning requirement applies to acrylamide in food and...
New Federal Law Prohibits Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment, Assault Claims
Last week, President Joe Biden signed legislation making pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers invalid and unenforceable for claims of sexual harassment or...
Law Giving Unions Access to Private Property Ruled Unconstitutional
A Supreme Court victory was handed down to employers on June 23 in a case filed by two California agriculture businesses who challenged a...
CalChamber Wins Landmark Prop. 65 Ruling
California businesses scored a landmark victory last week when Chief District Judge Kimberly Mueller of the Eastern District of California granted the California Chamber...
