Federal Judge Rules that Convicted Murderer Can Sue Over Being Rejected for Grocery Delivery Position
A U.S. District Court judge in New York has ruled that a convicted murderer who served almost 23 years in prison can sue over being turned down...
Seventh Circuit Finds the First Amendment Did not Protect Employees Complaints About Their Supervisor
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that an employee’s criticism of their supervisor for alleged misconduct is not...
California Preparing to Restore Paid COVID 19 Sick Leave Benefits
California’s Governor Gavin Newsom and other state leaders have announced that an agreement has been reached to bring back the state’s requirement that businesses provide...
What We Know About Equifax’s Work Number Employment Verification Price Increase
If you have reviewed your invoice for verifications of employment (VOE) recently, you might have noticed a significant difference.
The Equifax Work Number system...
OSHA Announces that It Is Withdrawing the COVID-19 Vaccination or Testing Mandate
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is withdrawing its emergency temporary standard (ETS), requiring large employers to...
California Appeals Court Finds that an Employer Failed to Prove the Existence of an Arbitration Agreement
A California appeals court has ruled that an employee who filed a lawsuit claiming discrimination, failure to accommodate, and retaliation...
California Appeals Court Rules that PAGA Claim Rejected Due to Insufficient Notice Can Proceed
A California appeals Court has held that an employee who failed to include the words “other aggrieved employees” in her notice to her employer...
Los Angeles Superior Court Issues Decision Illustrating Why PAGA Cases May Fall Short of Maximum Recovery
A Los Angeles Superior Court has recently issued conditional approval for a $7.5 million settlement agreement for three overlapping actions...
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Federal Workers
Another of the current administration’s vaccine requirements is facing a challenge in Texas’s court system. This time the vaccine requirement...
Texas Now Subject to CMS Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court recently stayed the preliminary injunctions issued in the cases filed in Missouri and Louisiana against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’...