The May issue of our Section’s Labor & Employment Law Review will feature an article by Andrew Friedman and Taylor Markey titled “A Refresher on and Thoughts About Unconditional Offers of Reinstatement.” In that article, the authors consider the following questions, among others: What is a valid unconditional offer of reinstatement? What are the “special circumstances” justifying the rejection of such an offer? What are the consequences of an unjustified rejection? Who bears the burden of proof on the issues of whether an offer was “unconditional,” and whether the rejection of the offer was reasonable? Who determines whether the rejection of the offer was justified? Does California even recognize the unconditional offer of reinstatement doctrine? Read more
9th Annual Advanced Wage & Hour Conference and 36th Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Meeting is scheduled for July 18-19, 2019 in Los Angeles. Learn more about our conference and we hope to see you there! Read more
July 18-19, 2019 Pre-registration is now closed. Onsite registration will be available. Millennium Biltmore Hotel506 S. Grand Ave.Los Angeles, CA 90071 Earn 14 Hours MCLE credit, includes Legal Ethics, Elimination of Bias, and Competency Issues. Scholarship | Hotel InformationBrochure | Registration Form | Exhibitor Form Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors for Their Contributions! Gold Sponsors Littler Mendelson, P.C. Bronze Sponsors Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & RomoBest Best & KriegerKronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPSloan Sakai… Read more
First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsome, California Labor Secretary Julie A. Su, the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls and Time’s Up are promoting #EqualPayCA to close the pay gap in California and are promoting new online resources from the California Commission on the Status of Women and Girls: https://women.ca.gov/californiapayequity/ Read more
The May issue of our Section’s Labor & Employment Law Review will feature an article by Andrew Friedman and Taylor Markey titled “A Refresher on and Thoughts About Unconditional Offers of Reinstatement.” Read more
Moorer v. Noble LA Events Inc. (CA2/7 B282631, filed 2/11/19, pub. ord. 2/27/19) PAGA/Default Judgment. 25% of PAGA recovery goes to the affected employees, not solely to the aggrieved employee pursuing the PAGA action. Su v. Stephen S. Wise Temple (CA2/3 B275426 3/8/19) Wage and Hour/Ministerial Exception. Reversing summary judgment that had been granted in case brought by the Labor Commissioner against a synagogue for Labor Code violation based on the “ministerial exception.” The court of appeal held that the… Read more
Along with the warming weather and stunning wildflowers, spring also brings us one of our flagship Section events—our Annual Public Sector Conference, which will take place on Friday, April 12 at the Sheraton Grand Sacramento. Read more
This program will cover the Supreme Court’s three arbitration-related decisions from the October, 2018 term, and discuss their implications for class and representative action litigation focusing on wage and hour disputes. Read more