United States: California Supreme Court Denies Review Of Cell Phone Reimbursement Case

In August, a California appellate court held in Cochran v. Schwan’s Home Service, Inc. that employers must reimburse employees for mandatory use of personal cell phones for business purposes, even if employees have unlimited plans and otherwise incur no additional out-of-pocket expenses for such use. The California Supreme Court refused to grant review of the decision, such that it will stand as established case law. See our September edition for a discussion of this […]

By | January 14th, 2015 ||

United States: California Paid Sick Leave Law Required Notice January 1; Guidance For Employers With Unlimited Or Honor, No-Accrual Time Off Policies

Starting January 1, 2015, employers must post this poster in the workplace informing employees of their rights under California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, which provides paid sick leave to employees. In addition, employers must provide non-exempt, hourly employees with an individualized Notice to Employee at the time of hire that includes information on the Act. Employers need to check off one of the four ways listed in the Notice in which […]

By | January 14th, 2015 ||

United States: The Widening California Divide: The Rejection Of Iskanian By Federal District Courts And Potential Resolution

In an October 22, 2014, posting, we addressed the growing divide between California federal district courts and the California Supreme Court over whether an arbitration agreement can waive an employee’s right to pursue a representative claim under the state’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA). That divide has now widened as two more federal district courts have rejected the June 23, 2014, holding of Iskanian v. CLS Transp. Los Angeles, LLC, 327 P. 3d […]

By | January 14th, 2015 ||