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Ninth Circuit Keeps California’s “Captive Audience” Meeting Ban on HoldCalifornia Chamber of Commerce v. Bonta, 2026 WL 3255527 (9th Cir. 2026)
White Employee’s Hostile Work Environment Claim Arising From City’s Race-Based DEI Programming Is RevivedDiemert v. City of Seattle, 2026 WL 2903699 (9th Cir. 2026)
Employee Waived EFAA Protection By Strategically Withholding His Sexual Harassment ClaimChin v. DoorDash, Inc., 123 Cal. App. 5th 1050 (2026)
Arbitration Agreement Not Governed By Federal Statute Is Unenforceable Under Labor Code § 432.6Molina v. Triumph Residential Servs., Inc., 2026 WL 3167633 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Employee May Pursue “Headless” PAGA Action That Cannot Be Compelled To ArbitrationCastillo v. Belkorp AG, LLP, 2026 WL 3181371 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Civil Rights Dept. May Investigate Claims Of Out-Of-State EmployeeCivil Rights Dep’t v. Space Exploration Techs. Corp., 123 Cal. App. 5th 89 (2026)
City Waived Privilege Over Fair Chance Act Assessments Prepared With Assistance Of CounselCivil Rights Dep’t v. City of Torrance, 2026 WL 3215987 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Applicant Must Prove Harm From Employer’s Procedural Violation Of Fair Chance ActMcInerney v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 2026 WL 3059160 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
School District Violated Labor Code By Rejecting Applicants Based On Expunged Misdemeanor ConvictionsA.S. v. Los Angeles Unified Sch. Dist., 123 Cal. App. 5th 519 (2026)
Individual Supervisors Cannot Be Held Personally Liable For Retaliation Under Labor Code § 1102.5Chaudhry v. State of California, 123 Cal. App. 5th 690 (2026)
FEHA Does Not Alter Common Law Presumption Of Corporate SeparatenessVillasenor v. Schneiter, 2026 WL 3205537 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Prevailing Employer Could Not Recover Costs Absent Finding That Employee’s FEHA Claims Were FrivolousSan Diego-Tomas v. Aspire Bakeries, LLC, 2026 WL 3181846 (Cal. Ct. App. 2026)
Unpaid Leave Was A Reasonable Religious Accommodation For Unvaccinated TeacherSmith v. Burbank Unified Sch. Dist., 123 Cal. App. 5th 1172 (2026)
Nurse’s Religious Exemption Letter Should Have Been Considered On Motion To DismissRidings v. PeaceHealth, 2026 WL 2871881 (9th Cir. 2026)
Hospital Established Undue Hardship In Denying Nurse’s Religious Exemption From Vaccine MandateMacDonald v. Oregon Health & Sci. Univ., 2026 WL 2966688 (9th Cir. 2026)
$7.8 Million Verdict For Employees Who Were Denied Religious Accommodation From Vaccine Mandate Is AffirmedLewis-Williams v. San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., 191 F.4th 981 (9th Cir. 2026)
PREP Act Bars Employee’s Challenge To City’s COVID-19 Testing And Masking PolicySchmidt v. City of Pasadena, 2026 WL 2980130 (9th Cir. 2026)
on November 2026
