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Language Matters
The Contra Costa County workforce is diversifying – slowly beginning to reflect the society in which we operate in terms of race, gender, ability, ethnicity, age, class, spiritual practice, and sexual orientation. Even so, our communications often fail to recognize the diversity of the workforce, hence encouraging bias and discouraging inclusivity. California’s Fair Employment and...
Read ArticleShining a Needed Light on Harassment and Discrimination Claims
The Collective Benefits from California’s Recent Secret Settlement Restrictions Recently enacted limitations on confidentiality in sexual harassment and sex discrimination settlements embodied in California’s Stand Together Against Nondisclosure (STAND) Act largely eliminate secret settlements that have historically kept survivors of harassment, assault and discrimination from revealing the details of their cases. Propelled by the Me-Too...
Read ArticleDoing the Right Thing: Avoiding the Risks Inherent in Correcting Misclassification of Independent Contractors
So much has already been written about AB51 , and yet, so much more is left to discuss. Many articles have been written on the overbreadth of the new law, many questions posed as to the exemptions seemingly arbitrarily granted for certain workers, and many news pieces on the costly impact to California businesses, such...
Read ArticleWork Made for Hire
Effect on Copyright and Employment Laws in the Tech and Entertainment Industries After Dynamex and AB5 The “work made for hire” concept is deeply rooted in copyright law. However, it may create unintended and unforeseen consequences regarding the creative worker’s classification under California’s Dynamex decision and AB5[1] , especially for the tech and entertainment industries....
Read ArticleAre You Competent? What Labor and Employment Attorneys Need to Know about Criminal Law
It is essential for labor and employment lawyers to have a basic understanding of prominent criminal issues that arise in the labor and employment context in order to represent clients competently.
Read ArticleEmployment Arbitration Agreements
Arbitration agreements are widely used in the employment and consumer arenas, particularly to avoid class action litigation by requiring individual arbitration of claims. Over the past ten years, issues related to the enforceability of arbitration agreements have been hotly litigated in both California and federal courts. The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a string...
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