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The San Francisco Chronicle reported on May 2, 2019, that the California Supreme Court Dynamex decision can be applied retroactively. Dynamex changed the rules in the new gig economy –Read MoreNew Ninth Circuit Ruling Applies Dynamex Decision Retroactively – Making It Hard to Say Workers aren’t Employees

The US Supreme Court allowed a False Claims Act case to continue when it declined, according to a Law 360 article, to consider an appeal of the Sixth Circuit decision.Read MoreUS Supreme Court Wont’ Hear Post-Escobar FCA Materiality Case

New Laws for California Employees on Background Checks Forbes reported that effective January 2, 1029, California employers will have to comply with a new law called the California Fair ChanceRead MoreNew Law Explains Employers Rights to Ask about Prior Criminal Convictions

Vox reported in Mid-November 2018, that the federal House of Representatives is considering a new law which will ban businesses from forcing workers to sign mandatory arbitration clauses before theyRead MoreNew Bill Seeks to End Mandatory Arbitration Contracts

Former Employee Wins $11.1 million judgment against Hologram Production Executive The Los Angeles Times reported on April 27, 2019, that a 42-year old woman was awarded $3.1 million in compensatoryRead MoreFormer Employee Wins $11.1 million judgment against Hologram Production Executive

The Department of Justice announced on July 26, 2018, that 3M Company had agreed to pay $9.1 million pursuant to a False Claims Act initiated through the Acts’ qui tam,Read More3M Agrees to Settle False Claims Complaint for Defective Earplugs for $9.1 Million

2018 saw the rise of a new movement – the #MeToo movement. Women began to disclose experiences of sexual harassment and abuse in the workplace. A chorus of victims steppedRead MoreThe #MeToo Movement and Civil Lawsuits

The new ban the box law in California provides that employers must wait until a conditional offer of employment is made before they conduct a criminal background check. The lawRead MoreWhat Criminal Records Can’t Be Reviewed by a Prospective Employer

The San Diego Tribune reported in May 2018, that a local jury awarded a former employee nearly $18 million for wrongful termination. The jury found that the employer, Allstate, wrongfullyRead MoreWhy Firing an Employee for Off-Duty Conduct May be Illegal

Employers have the right to ask job applicants many questions but there are certain questions that are improper – out of bounds. A recent bill which was signed into law,Read MoreNew Law Clarifies Pre-Employment Salary History Questions by Prospective Employer