On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep targeting CCPA compliance efforts by “large California employers.” The Attorney General’s Office sent inquiry letters to the large California employers “requesting information on the companies’ compliance with the...
It is safe to say that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) went mainstream in 2023. With the widening acceptance of AI, dozens of industries have raced to adopt the technology into various operations at a staggering pace – including...
Buyers of all or parts of another business often seek to protect the value of their investments by entering into non-compete agreements with their sellers. Courts typically favor enforcement of such sale-of-business non-compete agreements in order to protect buyers from...
As many states progress through different phases of reopening, companies are preparing for their employees to return to work. Employers are also noting, however, that some states are seeing COVID-19 cases surge. This has generated some concerns from employees who...
On September 18, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 5, which clarifies when workers should be considered “employees” under the California Labor Code and the California Unemployment Insurance Code, thereby entitling them to the protections afforded by...
Many employers have offices in multiple states, but want to have one form of employee agreement prohibiting solicitation of employees and customers. Since some state laws, namely California, may be too different to reconcile with other states, what sort of...
It’s a situation any Human Resources professional might find themselves in – circumstances require you to effectuate a termination in short order and you have to scramble to calculate the employees’ correct final pay and prepare a paycheck. But what...
Question: We believe our former employee recently stole some of our trade secrets and went to a competitor. Can we rely on the Defend Trade Secrets Act to bring suit in federal court?
Question: Some of our retail company’s employees in California are demanding chairs to sit in while they work. Management thinks it appears unprofessional to have workers sitting, but I hear the employees might have a legal right to sit down....
Question: One of our company’s employees recently left to start a competing business. We think he started this process while he was still employed by us, and that he is probably using information he learned from us. We’re in California,...
Jack SullivanJack is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employment group, where he focuses his practice on employment adv...
Nisha VermaNisha has delivered results for her clients with respect to all aspects of employment litigation, including com...
Aaron GoldsteinAaron is a Partner in Dorsey’s Labor & Employ...
Hannah GreenHannah is an associate in the Costa Mesa offic...
Michelle HaynesMichelle’s practical and thorough approach to l...
Susan LorencSusan is a strategic labor and employment advisor...
Nick PappasNick litigates and counsels with respect to com...
Ketul PatelKetul advises employers on the full spectru...
