California Court of Appeal, Second District

Arbitration Harassment

California Court of Appeal Rejects Blue Origin’s Employment Arbitration Agreement as Unconscionable

Employment arbitration agreements remain enforceable in many California cases, but only when they are drafted…

Joe RoseApril 25, 2026

ABC Test Independent Contractor Labor Commissioner

Labor Commissioner Cites Home Care Agency $4.4 Million for Alleged Caregiver Misclassification

Labor Commissioner Cites Home Care Agency $4.4 Million for Alleged Caregiver Misclassification California’s independent contractor…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

Arbitration Class Action PAGA

Ninth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Use Two Arbitration Losses to Wipe Out Hundreds of Employee Arbitration Agreements

O’Dell v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. was filed on April 1, 2026, by the United…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

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Independent Contractor Workers Compensation

Injured While Working for a Subcontractor: Why One California Worker’s Lawsuit Against a Higher-Tier Contractor Was Dismissed

A California Court of Appeal recently published an important workplace injury decision involving a construction…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

Contracting Out Management Rights Clause MMBA

California Court of Appeal Protects Union Bargaining Rights When Public Employers Outsource Bargaining Unit Work

California Court of Appeal Protects Union Bargaining Rights When Public Employers Outsource Bargaining Unit Work…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

COVID Religious Accommodation Title VII

Ninth Circuit Leaves in Place Employer Win in COVID Testing Religious Accommodation Case

Employers have spent the last several years navigating a difficult question: when does an employee’s…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District

FEHA Harassment Interns Public Employment Students Volunteers

California Court Clarifies FEHA Protection for Unpaid Interns and Students in Clinical Programs

California employers and educational institutions sometimes treat “student,” “intern,” “trainee,” and “employee” as separate legal…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

ADA Fitness for Duty Justiciability

Ninth Circuit Allows ADA Claims to Proceed After Nuclear Security Contractor Revokes Employee’s Fitness-for-Duty Certification

Employers sometimes assume that safety-sensitive jobs create a legal safe harbor from disability discrimination claims.…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

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When Employers Rely on a Workplace Investigation, They May Have to Produce the Investigator’s Findings

Paknad v. Superior Court is a useful reminder for California employers that an internal workplace…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

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Bonus Class Action PAGA Regular Rate of Pay

California Court of Appeal Revives Wage and Hour Class Certification Fight Over Bonus Pay and the “Regular Rate of Pay”

California employers often understand overtime as time-and-a-half based on an employee’s hourly wage. That is…

Joe RoseApril 24, 2026

WORKPLACE WIRE

California Court of Appeal Rejects Blue Origin’s Employment Arbitration Agreement as Unconscionable

Labor Commissioner Cites Home Care Agency $4.4 Million for Alleged Caregiver Misclassification

Ninth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Use Two Arbitration Losses to Wipe Out Hundreds of Employee Arbitration Agreements

Injured While Working for a Subcontractor: Why One California Worker’s Lawsuit Against a Higher-Tier Contractor Was Dismissed

California Court of Appeal Protects Union Bargaining Rights When Public Employers Outsource Bargaining Unit Work

Ninth Circuit Leaves in Place Employer Win in COVID Testing Religious Accommodation Case

California Court Clarifies FEHA Protection for Unpaid Interns and Students in Clinical Programs

Ninth Circuit Allows ADA Claims to Proceed After Nuclear Security Contractor Revokes Employee’s Fitness-for-Duty Certification

When Employers Rely on a Workplace Investigation, They May Have to Produce the Investigator’s Findings

California Court of Appeal Revives Wage and Hour Class Certification Fight Over Bonus Pay and the “Regular Rate of Pay”

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