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    CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT HOLDS REPRESENTATIVE PAGA CLAIMS MAY REMAIN IN COURT WHILE INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL PAGA CLAIMS, ARE ARBITRATED

    No one who pays attention to the federal and state court systems would be surprised to learn that…


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    U.S. SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AND UNDUE HARDSHIP STANDARDS

    Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires employers to accommodate the religious practices of their employees…


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    EMPLOYEE TERMINATED AFTER FAILING TO RETURN FROM EXTENDED PREGNANCY LEAVE LOSES DISCRIMINATION, WRONGFUL TERMINATION, AND RELATED CLAIMS

    A California Court of Appeal recently decided one of the most elaborate pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination claims…


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    EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AIDED EMPLOYER’S DEFENSE OF GENDER DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION CLAIMS

    Employee handbooks often play a significant role in a variety of cases filed against employers. This includes wage-hour cases…


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    WHAT THE END OF CALIFORNIA’S COVID-19 STATE OF EMERGENCY MEANS FOR EMPLOYERS

    Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the California government has required employers to follow…


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