Employment – FLAS Law

Employee or Independent Contractor? A New Test

In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, the California Supreme Court adopted a new standard to determine whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or…

FIVE COMMON LEGAL MISTAKES MADE BY STARTUPS

June, 2019 When starting a business, it’s easy for owners to make legal mistakes that can prove costly down the road. Avoiding these missteps will keep your new venture…

PAGA Is Now a Four Letter Word to Employers

September 2019 “PAGA” is the acronym for California’s fifteen-year-old Private Attorneys General Act. This Act allows an individual, on behalf of himself and other employees, to recover civil penalties for…

Independent Contractors and You: How California’s Changes to Employment Law Impacts Your Business

February 2020 On September 18, 2019 Governor Newsom signed AB-5, codifying the now-infamous Dynamex decision as law. This new law radically changes the legal test for who is an employee…

Legal Alert: How do you manage WFH in today’s world?

July 2020 Working from home used to be a flexible option provided to employees by some employers, but was definitely not a mandate. With the current coronavirus pandemic, a shift…

Employment Law Update

October 2020 It’s the time of year that we try to update you on the new laws affecting employers in the State of California. The legislative session has completed and…

Updates to Severance Agreements Under California Law

California’s “Silenced No More Act” (SB 331) changed the Code of Civil Procedure and the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to place additional limits on severance and settlement agreements.…

Avoiding Employment Discrimination Claims: A Guide for California Employers

The employment law attorneys at Fauver, Large, Archbald & Spray are available to help our clients respond to and defend employment discrimination claims including claims based on protected class discrimination,…

Employment Insights

Employee or Independent Contractor? A New Test

FIVE COMMON LEGAL MISTAKES MADE BY STARTUPS

PAGA Is Now a Four Letter Word to Employers

Independent Contractors and You: How California’s Changes to Employment Law Impacts Your Business

Legal Alert: How do you manage WFH in today’s world?

Employment Law Update

Updates to Severance Agreements Under California Law

Avoiding Employment Discrimination Claims: A Guide for California Employers

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