California employers can require workers to sign mandatory arbitration agreements as a condition of employment following a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling last month. The Ninth Circuit ruled that California Assembly Bill 51 banning “forced … [Read more...]

The Federal Trade Commission in January proposed a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing noncompete clauses on workers. These clauses, which block workers from taking a job at a competing employer within a period of time or within a … [Read more...]

A December ruling by the National Labor Relations Board paves the way for broader compensation awards to wrongfully terminated employees and other victims of unfair labor practices. In a 3-2 decision issued in Thryv, Inc., the NLRB clarified its … [Read more...]

Two federal financial whistleblower programs recently released record-breaking reports for Fiscal Year 2022, which ran through September. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which oversees cryptocurrency, reported more than $3 billion … [Read more...]

Workers in California will gain rights and benefits when the new year starts January 1. Here’s what they should know about the changes taking effect in 2023. You will learn more about what your job pays We told you earlier this year about … [Read more...]

The California Family Rights Act already provides most employees in the state with up to 12 workweeks of family care and medical leave in a year. And now the law has been amended, allowing workers to take leave for care of a designated person in … [Read more...]

Do you know if your job is paying you fairly? If you work in California, big changes to the law next year will empower you with more salary data to answer that question. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) recently signed a bill that requires California … [Read more...]

Most of the time, anything your employer requires you to do also should come with compensation, according to California law. We’re here to help if that doesn’t happen. But there are some nuances when it comes to requirements that are tied to a job … [Read more...]

A class-action suit against Amazon may show where California courts stand on reimbursement for costs workers shouldered while working from home during the pandemic.  Amazon is among several companies facing lawsuits over remote employees’ added … [Read more...]

The state of California is appealing a judge’s 2021 ruling striking down a voter-approved ballot measure exempting certain app-based workers from legislation requiring them to be classified as employees.  The case, Castellanos et al. v. … [Read more...]