Coming Next in the California Labor and Employment Law Review

Appearing as a harbinger of Spring, but weightier than that, the issue appearing in your mailboxes in March takes a deep dive into the often-tangled and increasingly litigated issue of worker classification in franchises.

Franchise businesses account for roughly 40% of retail sales nationwide—a hefty chunk of them in California, which is one more reason we bear that Eureka! motto proudly. But franchise models are also challenged by evolving wage and hour strictures, twisted liability claims, and other complications that can muddy the waters on just what the law allows. Timothy G. Williams, managing partner at Berger & Williams in San Diego, helps clear the murk in his piece on the state’s emerging franchise litigation.

Once you get smartened up about it all, you can top off your new knowledge by showing off in a brief quiz and securing MCLE self-study credit for it. A win-win-win. Know that you can fulfill that nagging continuing education obligation on this topic, along with hundreds of other offerings on labor and employment topics via our online catalog.

Also inside the pages of the March issue, a band of experts offers readers summaries of relevant cases and topics of interest:

• California Employment Law Notes (Anthony J. Oncidi)
• Wage and Hour Case Notes (Lauren Teukolsky)
• Public Sector Case Notes (Katharine McDonagh & Max Sinclair)
• NLRA Case Notes (Jeffrey S. Bosley & Monica Rodriguez)
• ADR Update (Jonathan D. Andrews), and
• Cases Pending Before the California Supreme Court (Phyllis W. Cheng).

And finally, chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section, Christina Ro-Connolly, writes a message encouraging practitioners to focus on resilience in the challenging times ahead. And she also urges marking calendars for the Section’s upcoming events including:

• May 2, the Annual Public Sector Conference at the Hilton Arden West Hotel in Sacramento, and

• July 24 and 25, the combined Advanced Wage and Hour Conference and Labor & Employment Annual Conference, at the Westin Hotel in Pasadena.

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