We’re pleased to share a thoughtful look at whether lawsuits alleging illegal pay disparities under California law are suitable as class actions. This post, recently featured on Seyfarth’s Pay Equity Issues & Insights Blog, provides some compelling reasons to argue that they’re not.
Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the past few years we have seen groundbreaking changes to equal pay laws
Continue Reading Recent Pay Equity Cases Show That Such Cases Are Ill-Suited For Class Treatment
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Fair Employment and Housing Council issues regulations to implement California’s employment and housing anti-discrimination laws, including the FEHA, the CFRA, and the Unruh and Ralph Civil Rights Acts. The FEHC also conducts inquiries and holds hearings on various civil rights issues. The latest FEHC meeting was held on December 11, 2017. Our own correspondent was there, and
Continue Reading Our Ear in the Crowd: FEHC Hears Comments on New Regulations
Seyfarth Synopsis: As Californians grow tragically familiar with wildfire, California employers face another threat of fire in the form of defamation lawsuits. The rapidly burning #MeToo anti-harassment movement, and constant talk in the news about peoples’ reputations being destroyed, has rained down fire and fury for California employers forced to consider possible defamation lawsuits by current or former employees.
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Continue Reading Defamation: Containing Fire and Fury in the Deep Blue State
Seyfarth Synopsis: New Year’s resolutions typically address health and well-being. Many among us have resolved this year to get off the couch, to sweat a bit more often to the “oldies,” to meditate and be mindful, and to eat less cake and fewer tacos. And so one might think that courts would endorse the EEOC’s approval of employer-sponsored wellness
Continue Reading A New Year, A New Wellness Program
Seyfarth Synopsis: Yes, it’s true: California employees can be entitled to pay for time they haven’t worked. Here, we highlight two common instances: split shifts and reporting time.
Your head—already spinning if you’ve wrapped it around California’s quirky wage and hour laws—may explode when you consider the notion of having to pay for time not worked. The duties to pay
Continue Reading Paying Employees Who Haven’t Worked: Split Shifts And Reporting Pay
Dear Readers:
We are thrilled to report that this week marks the 5th Anniversary of the Cal Peculiarities blog! Thank you for your continued support and interest; we couldn’t do it without you. And a hat tip to our enthusiastic team of writers, editors, assistants and the occasional guest author, all of whom have helped keep the blog overflowing with
Continue Reading Fifth Anniversary Edition: Coming Attractions for 2018, and Beyond!
Your CalPecs team is taking the holiday week off to recharge, and reflect on our good fortune during 2017. As we enter 2018, we are eager to continue bringing you the thoughtful and practical content to which our longtime readers have become accustomed.
Happy holidays and best wishes for the New Year!
Continue Reading Happy New Year!
We’re sure the rush of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the endless holiday events over the next few weeks have got you thinking: what’s on my wish list? If you could ask CalPecs Santa for anything, what would it be?
Your CalPecs editors are ready to ring in the New Year with an assortment of articles as mesmerizing as the
Continue Reading What’s On Your Holiday Wish List?