Insights

In a result that was surprising to many lawyers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which is often regarded as the second most important court in the land, ruled that there is no privilege from...

Relatively few pieces of employment legislation were signed into law this year by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.  Instead, much political attention was focused on eight initiatives placed on the ballot for the...

On March 10, 2005, the Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), a division of the United States Department of Labor, released a new poster that must be displayed conspicuously in the workplace by every U.S. employer...

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), among other things, requires employers to obtain written authorization and disclose certain information whenever the employer uses an outside agency to conduct background...

On December 10, 2004, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) proposed emergency legislation to clarify existing law regarding meal and rest periods in California. This legislation is very...

On December 10, 2004, President Bush signed into law S. 2486, the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (the ” Act”), which amends portions of the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act...

On May 26, 2004, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued new regulations regarding notice requirements for health care continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). The rules...

A recent unpublished opinion of the California Court of Appeal presents a textbook example of how not to draft an arbitration provision in an employment agreement. In United Revenue Service, Inc. v. Prall, 4th Dist. No....

It is widely assumed that the new administration of California Governor Schwarzenegger will prove to be more sympathetic to the interests of employers than that of his predecessor, Gray Davis. California employers should...

On December 4, 2003, President Bush signed into law the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (“FACT”) (See Congress Amends Fair Credit Reporting Act to Exclude Investigations of Employee Wrongdoing...