Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has found itself at the center of the ongoing debate over mandatory arbitration provisions in employment agreements. That debate has always assumed that arbitration clauses favor employers. However, the most recent developments in a wage-and-hour case against Chipotle have called that assumption into question.

Fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. has found itself at the center of the ongoing debate over mandatory arbitration provisions in employment agreements. That debate has always assumed that arbitration clauses favor employers. However, the most recent...

Winery ignores evidence against manager who sexually harassed female employees. The Los Angeles County Superior Court awards the two Plaintiffs $11 Million Dollars.

Winery ignores evidence against manager who sexually harassed female employees. The Los Angeles County Superior Court awards the two Plaintiffs $11 Million Dollars. Jury Verdict Alert.com California announced today that a Los Angeles County Winery was ordered to pay...

California Narrows Workers Who Will Qualify as Independent Contractors for Wage-Hour Purposes

Reprinted from an article that appeared in the Labor & Employment Blog by Robin E. Largent Yesterday, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (Lee), adopting a very broad view of the workers who will be...

Ninth Circuit Reverses Its Own Precedent and Newly Holds That Prior Salary History Cannot Justify a Pay Disparity Between Men and Women

You may recall that last year, we reported on a Ninth Circuit case, Rizo v. Yovino, wherein the Court of Appeal held that an applicant’s prior salary history is a “factor other than sex” that an employer may rely on, either alone or in combination with other factors,...

2018 Updates & Changes to California Employment Law

2018 Changes in Employment Law