The Ninth Circuit recently certified a question to the California Supreme Court regarding the scope of California Business & Professions Code Section 16600. As TSW readers are likely aware, Section 16600 states that “[e]very contract by which anyone...By: Orrick - Trade Secrets Group
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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed Senate Bill 121. This bill has two primary effects: 1. “A provision in any employment contract [(other than a collective bargaining agreement, which is excepted)] that waives any substantive or procedural...By: Blank Rome LLP
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The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) has reversed one of the Obama Board’s most fiercely debated decisions and held that a property owner may lawfully prohibit the employees of a contractor or licensee from leafletting on its...By: Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
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Earlier this month New Jersey enacted the comprehensive Anti-Wage Theft Law (the “Act”), which amends certain critical provisions in New Jersey’s existing Wage Payment Law, the Wage Collection Law, and the Wage and Hour Law (the “Wage Laws”). The Act...By: Cole Schotz
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The I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form, that employers have been using since July 2017 is set to expire on August 31, 2019. Until USCIS makes any additional announcements on I-9 Central, employers should plan to continue to use the current...By: Jackson Lewis P.C.
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California has been wrought with devastating wildfires in recent years. Last year, in fact, the state suffered one of its most destructive wildfire seasons ever recorded; there were over 8,500 wildfires and the largest area of acreage was burned. The...By: Fisher Phillips
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In a recent Arizona Court of Appeals case, Helvetica Servicing, Inc., v. Pasquan, 2019 WL 3820015, (8/15/19), the Court of Appeals addressed the distinction between (1) a construction loan (or refinance of same) and (2) a home improvement loan (or...By: Snell & Wilmer
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This month's key California employment law cases involve the Dynamex case and the effect of prior administrative hearing on a civil lawsuit....By: Payne & Fears
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Recently I have found myself increasingly asking everyone around me - my candidates, clients, colleagues, and friends - about their dreams as I have been thinking quite a bit about mine. As I near the 10-year anniversary in my current job, I know I...By: Major, Lindsey & Africa
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On August 9, 2019, Governor Pritzker signed into law Public Act 101-0221 (the “Act”), which enhances protections against workplace sexual harassment and discrimination. The Act creates new laws and amends several existing ones, including the Illinois...By: Proskauer - Law and the Workplace
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