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California Law Does Not Apply To Remote WorkerSaberin v. Alation, Inc., 122 Cal. App. 5th 165 (2026)
Hundreds Of Employees May Join Their Racial-Harassment ClaimsSmith v. Superior Court, 121 Cal. App. 5th 607 (2026)
“Garden-Variety” Emotional-Distress Award Can Be Worth Millions Of DollarsGlick v. City of Los Angeles, 121 Cal. App. 5th 151 (2026)
$40 Million Trade Secrets Award Vacated Due To Trial Court ErrorComet Technologies USA, Inc. v. XP Power, LLC, 181 F.4th 988 (9th Cir. 2026)
Employee Gave Adequate Notice Of Religious Belief In Refusing COVID VaccinationWeiss v. The Permanente Med. Grp., Inc., 182 F.4th 1139 (9th Cir. 2026)
Employee Who Made No Protected Disclosure Was Not A WhistleblowerKrzesni v. Wellpinit Sch. Dist., 182 F.4th 1147 (9th Cir. 2026)
Prevailing-Party Attorneys’ Fees Include Reasonable Paralegal Fees (And AI-Hallucinations Are Bad!)Del Biaggio v. Bansen, 121 Cal. App. 5th 831 (2026)
Unrepresented Party May Be Awarded Discovery Sanctions Even Without Proof Of Actual ExpensesDamak v. Superior Court, 121 Cal. App. 5th 792 (2026)
Employer’s Right To Seek Workplace-Violence Restraining Order Cannot Be Waived By Private ReleaseAdelanto Elementary Sch. Dist. v. Krause, 121 Cal. App. 5th 699 (2026)
Corporate Officer Did Not Lose Agent’s Immunity Merely By Acting For Personal GainMultiple Energy Technologies, LLC v. Casden, 183 F.4th 1149 (9th Cir. 2026)
Medical Staffing Company Owed No Duty Of Fair Procedure Before Removing PhysicianStallion Springs Med. Services v. Superior Court, 2026 WL 2593327 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Employee Did Not Waive Litigation Right By Arbitrating Before “Discovering” She Had Been Sexually HarassedDing v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc., 2026 WL 2420555 (9th Cir. 2026)
Sexual-Orientation Harassment Claim Was Exempt From Arbitration Under EFAADecloedt v. RadNet Mgmt., Inc., 121 Cal. App. 5th 732 (2026)
EFAA Did Not Apply To Sexual Harassment Dispute That Arose Before Statute’s Effective DateCombs v. Netflix, Inc., 180 F.4th 1201 (9th Cir. 2026)
Employer Waived Arbitration By Litigating Before Seeking To CompelMitchell v. Lilac Solutions, Inc., 2026 WL 2443955 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Second Motion To Compel Arbitration Was Unauthorized Motion For ReconsiderationHickenbottom v. Medical Solutions LLC, 2026 WL 2511310 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Separate Confidentiality Agreement Rendered Arbitration Agreement UnconscionableCluck v. GEO Secure Services, LLC, 122 Cal. App. 5th 249 (2026)
Arbitration Clause Was Too Narrow To Cover Wrongful Termination ClaimsMorales v. Superior Court, 122 Cal. App. 5th 239 (2026)
Employee Was Bound By Customer Arbitration Agreement For Off-Duty RideWilkins v. Cruise, LLC, 121 Cal. App. 5th 927 (2026)
September 2026
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From California Employment Law Update
on August 24, 2026
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Senior counsel Jonathan Slowik shares insight on California’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency’s proposed PAGA regulations with Law360 Employment Authority, describing much of the proposal as “window dressing” and the high-frequency filer provisions as “little more than a paperwork requirement.” He notes that the agency’s decision to modify a proposed restriction on amending PAGA notices for settlement purposes is a “welcome change.”
From Law360 Employment Authority
on August 19, 2026
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Partner Tony Oncidi is quoted discussing the lawsuit the Firm recently filed on behalf of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) against Amazon over its hiring of an employee who was under contract to WBD, as well as the evolving California law governing employee mobility and restrictive covenants. He highlights WBD’s position that fixed-term employment agreements provide executives with “security and certainty” while supporting workforce stability and business planning and that a third party’s interference with such contracts is tortious activity under California law.
From Puck News
on August 4, 2026
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From California Employment Law Update
on July 30, 2026
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From California Employment Law Update
on July 28, 2026
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From California Employment Law Update
on July 23, 2026
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Employer May Pursue Contractual Interference Claims Against Competitor for Raiding Employees and CustomersGuild Mortg. Co. v. CrossCountry Mortg. LLC, 120 Cal. App. 5th 885 (2026)
“Concrete Injury” Is Not Required To Establish FCRA ViolationAskins v. CRST Expedited, Inc., 120 Cal. App. 5th 1190 (2026)
California Supreme Court Limits Use of CCP § 170.6 Motions to Disqualify JudgesJ.O. v. Superior Court, 19 Cal. 5th 753 (2026)
Former Flight Attendants May Proceed With Religious Discrimination ClaimsBrown v. Alaska Airlines, Inc., 2026 WL 1813213 (9th Cir. 2026)
Another Day, Another AI Hallucination CaseQuinteros v. Harbor Distrib., LLC, 2026 WL 1693424 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Arbitration Agreement Was Not Substantively UnconscionableCocom v. ABM Aviation, Inc., 2026 WL 1793637 (9th Cir. 2026)
After 19 Years of Litigation(!) And a $43 Million Award, Judgment in Escrow Officer Wage Case Is Largely ReversedCortina v. North Am. Title Co., 2026 WL 1506576 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
July 2026
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From California Employment Law Update
on July 6, 2026
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From California Employment Law Update
on June 10, 2026