Labor and Employment Law Section

The Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Civil Jury Instructions is proposing changes to the Judicial Council civil jury instructions (CACI). You can review the proposed changes and submit comments. Comments are due by March 1, 2019. Read more

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

25th Annual Public Sector Conference Friday, April 12, 2019Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel1230 J St.Sacramento, CA 95814 Earn 7.5 Hours of MCLE Credit REGISTER ONLINE HERE Brochure | Registration Form Our Sponsors The Labor & Employment Law Section extends its appreciation to our 2019 sponsors! Gold Sponsor Littler Mendelson, P.C. Bronze Sponsors Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & RomoBest Best & KriegerKronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & GirardOrrick, Herrington & SutcliffeSloan Sakai Yeung & WongVan Dermyden Maddux Friends of the CLA Sponsors Amy OppenheimerEXTTI,… Read more

Given the voluminous number of employment laws that are applicable to California employers, representing clients or working as an employment practitioner can be extremely challenging. In this conference, management and employee-side attorneys will cover the fundamentals of a variety of employment laws, including: discrimination, harassment, leaves of absences, wage and hour as well as employment agreements and alternative ways of resolving employment disputes. Read more

Given the voluminous number of employment laws that are applicable to California employers, representing clients or working as an employment practitioner can be extremely challenging. In this conference, management and employee-side attorneys will cover the fundamentals of a variety of employment laws, including: discrimination, harassment, leaves of absences, wage and hour as well as employment agreements and alternative ways of resolving employment disputes. Read more

Given the voluminous number of employment laws that are applicable to California employers, representing clients or working as an employment practitioner can be extremely challenging. In this conference, management and employee-side attorneys will cover the fundamentals of a variety of employment laws, including: discrimination, harassment, leaves of absences, wage and hour as well as employment agreements and alternative ways of resolving employment disputes. Read more