Human Resources
A federal judge in the Northern District of California, for the second time, has dismissed a putative class action alleging racial disparity in the termination […]
The company receives a letter from a former employee, alleging the company has engaged in a financial fraud and demanding a seven-figure payment, or else […]
Speaking at a recent conference, a Department of Justice official warned against the dangerous consequences of clinical-trial fraud and said it’s become an enforcement priority. […]
When it hired a consulting firm to get advice on fending off unions, Google’s in-house legal department was careful when it wrote the retention letter, […]
2021 was an active year for for policy proposals and legislation related to artificial intelligence and automated technologies, says an annual review from law firm […]
What steps can a general counsel take to ensure that valuable intellectual property stays with the company when a key employee departs for a competitor? […]
A California appeals court has allowed a wrongful death lawsuit to proceed against an employer in a case where the deceased was not an employee, […]
Possibly the most widely read legal story of the new year involves a custom auto repair shop employee who had a falling out with his […]
With the Supreme Court granting certiorari in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana, California employers “who have been plagued by the filing of boilerplate PAGA […]
In November 2020, California’s Proposition 22 passed with 59 percent of the vote, enabling companies like Lyft, Uber and Instacart to classify their drivers as […]
