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On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law A.B. 5, codifying the “ABC test” adopted in the California Supreme Court decision, Dynamex (see, e.g. prior posts here, here, and here) and ensuring that most California workers...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

California employers received mostly good news this past month on the arbitration front, with a trio of pro-employer arbitration-related rulings. The California Supreme Court’s recent ruling invalidating an employer’s arbitration agreement...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

In 2018, California passed a law that greatly expanded sexual harassment training requirements for employers (see here). Under the law, employers of as few as five people must provide two hours of interactive sexual harassment training to their...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) has recently increased site visits for employers who employ F-1 students under STEM OPT (short for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics Optional Practical Training) work authorization....By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Last week, the California Supreme Court ruled that a former start-up employee could not hold his former boss personally liable for unpaid wages based on the theory of common law conversion. Conversion is a legal term for theft. This is a win for...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Why This Matters - On August 12, 2019, New York Governor Cuomo signed into law legislation that greatly strengthens protections against sexual harassment....By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Within the past two weeks, both California and New York have passed laws prohibiting employers from discriminating based upon hairstyle. Governor Gavin Newsom signed California’s “CROWN Act” (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair)...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP

Why This Matters - Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Fort Bend County v. Davis. The message received loud and clear for employers is that timing is everything when it comes to discrimination cases and the use of...By: Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP