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November 21, 2022
Register for the 2022 PB&W Employment Law Symposium & Wine Tasting Don’t miss the in-person event held on Thursday, December 1 at the Hilton Garden Inn Burbank. The symposium will cover the biggest issues California employers are facing and provide... Read MoreNovember 14, 2022
As people are returning to the workforce, California is aggressively adding jobs. With the addition of jobs and employees, public sector organizations need to remain vigilant and stay up-to-date on the pertinent federal and state employment laws. In her article... Read MoreNovember 7, 2022
New rules for disclosing pay range information to applicants and employees, and new record keeping and reporting requirements go into effect in California on January 1, 2023. But two other rules effective January 1 are just as consequential, Senior Associate Antwoin Wall... Read MoreNovember 3, 2022
Partner Justin Borska grew up in an environment where he was taught to understand and respect people’s differences and their struggles, something that he teaches his own two children. When PB&W began the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion committee, he reached... Read MoreOctober 5, 2022
We are excited to announce that our 2022 Employment Law Symposium will be held on Thursday, December 1 live at the Hilton Garden Inn in Burbank, California. Session Agenda for Thursday, December 1st 8:45 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. PT Employment... Read MoreSeptember 22, 2022
Recent legal precedent, including the U.S. Supreme Court Viking River Cruises decision, is starting to provide some clarity on whether mandatory arbitration agreements are legal in California, to the benefit of employers. In his article for Daily Journal, Senior Associate... Read MorePB&W Presents: 2022 Fall Case Law Update Webinar Please join Pearlman, Brown & Wax, LLP Partners Yvonne Lang, Anahid Silah and Meline Sirounian for their "2022 Fall Case Law Update" webinar presented on October 28, 2022, from 9:30 am to... Read More
September 14, 2022
The Ninth Circuit made a surprising move in August, deciding to rehear the case U.S. Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta which largely upheld AB 51 prohibiting California employers from requiring workers to sign arbitration agreements. Senior Associate Antwoin Wall spoke... Read MoreIn an interview with KNX Radio, Corinne Spencer, Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, advised California employers to pay attention to e-signatures when they draft employee arbitration agreements, stemming from a recent reversal in California’s 2nd District... Read More
September 1, 2022
California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal sided in part with Corinne Spencer and Antwoin Wall in Velasquez v. Northgate Gonzalez Markets, a case that raises questions about the validity of employee arbitration agreements that are signed electronically. After former employee... Read More
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