Labor and Employment eNews

Duffey v. Tender Heart Home Care Agency (CA1/5152535 1/11/19) Wage & Hour/Common Law Test. With respect to an overtime claim relating to the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, trial court erred in applying the common law Borello test. Read more

We are looking for motivated and collegial people to serve on the Labor and Employment Law Section’s Executive Committee. We seek applicants with a breadth and depth of perspective including, but not limited to the following: geographic location, practice area, size of law practice, length of time practicing, volunteer work, specific accomplishments, educational background, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, and disability. Read more

I wanted to thank those of you who sent me kind comments about my Message from the Chair in the January issue of the California Labor and Employment Law Review. It has been so wonderful to hear that my message resonated with so many of you! Read more

New labor and employment cases featured in the Labor and Employment eNews. Fresno Superior Court v. PERB (CA5 F075363 12/14/18) PERB Authority/Court Personnel Rules. Upholding broad restrictions on employee clothing, ban on solicitation during working hours and ban on displaying images in areas visible to the public, but finding regulations prohibiting distribution of literature in working areas were ambiguous. Read more