Duckor Metzger & Wynne, APLC, Managing Partner Anna Roppo faces a significant personal challenge: a terminal lung cancer diagnosis. Anna’s nine-year journey, which she shared…

Seasoned trial lawyer Mark Mazzarella, who applies his experience to mediation services, has an insightful and entertaining take on trial advocacy.  In “Everything I Really…

With the new year comes a variety of new employment laws in California, introducing changes that impact employers and employees across various sectors. From minimum…

Two new California laws amend the state’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (HWHFA), expanding paid sick leave for employees who are victims of certain crimes…

California’s Fair Chance Act (CFCA), implemented in 2018, prevents employers with five or more employees from asking job applicants about their conviction history before extending…

In a landmark ruling, the California Supreme Court held that courts should not consider prejudice when deciding whether a party has waived its right to…

Certain gig-economy drivers can receive some employment benefits while continuing to enjoy their status as independent contractors, the California Supreme Court decided last month in…

There is a new form of discrimination that California employers need to avoid – algorithmic discrimination. In layman’s terms, algorithmic discrimination is a condition in…

Effective July 1, 2024, California Labor Code § 6401.9 requires covered California employers to create and implement a written Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) that:…

By Rose Huelskamp Serrano, Anne Wilson, Tony Skogen, Katherine Fine and Jonah Mekebri. The new year will bring new legal requirements for California employers. Legislative…