Judge Mueller of the Eastern District of California has issued a preliminary injunction enjoining Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”), California’s recent legislation prohibiting employers from requiring mandatory arbitration […]
New California Law Prohibits Use of “No-Rehire” Provisions in Certain Settlement Agreements
Overview As of January 1, 2020, California law limits an employer’s ability to include a “no-rehire” provision in agreements settling employment disputes. Under this new law, absent certain specified […]
California Supreme Court Finds Employees Do Not Lose Standing to Pursue PAGA Claims If They Settle Individual Claims for Labor Code Violations
Overview Employees do not lose standing to pursue a claim under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004, Cal. Lab. Code §§ 2698, et seq., if they settle and dismiss […]
California Court Rejects DFPI Fintech True Lender Challenge | Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Stemming from a case filed in 2022 against the fintech Opportunity Financial, LLC (“OppFi”), the Central District of California issued a decision on May 19 finding that […]
California Compliance Refresher: Immigration Enforcement Without the Missteps or Miscalculations
By: Dawn M. Lurie, Matthew Isaac, and John W. Mazzeo This blog post was first published as an alert. For many California employers, immigration enforcement no longer appears as […]
Employee Who Settled Qui Tam Action Receives Interest On Attorneys’ Fees From Time Of Entry Of Order | Proskauer – California Employment Law
Thrower v. Academy Mortg. Corp., 172 F.4th 703 (9th Cir. 2026) Gwen Thrower was awarded attorneys’ fees, expenses, and costs in her False Claims Act action against Academy Mortgage, her […]
California Expands Workers’ Compensation in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
May 20, 2020 Update. The California Department of Industrial Relations issued guidance related to the implementation of the Executive Order in the form of Questions and Answers. This […]
California Governor Newsom Announces Certain Businesses May Begin Reopening on May 8, 2020
July 14, 2020 Update. On July 13, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that, due to a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, effective July 13, 2020, all […]
California Expands COVID-19 Worker Protections
On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two new bills as part of his worker protection package. The first, SB 1159, expands the presumption of workers’ […]
California Mandates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through the End of 2020 For Employers with 500 or More Employees In the United States
September 23, 2020 Update. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office published responses to frequently asked questions regarding the COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave available to California workers at companies […]