California Governor Gavin Newsom recently approved California Senate Bill 652, affecting a defendant’s ability to introduce expert opinion evidence on alternative medical causation at trial. Specifically, the law...
August 24, 2023
New Evidence Standards Under California Senate Bill 652
August 17, 2023
Examining the Future of Remote Work in a Post-COVID World
Does the fact that an employee worked remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic require an employer to continue allowing remote work post-COVID, despite their call for employees to return to the office? During the last three...
August 10, 2023
Beyond the Workplace: Duty of Care in the Face of COVID-19
In a pivotal ruling on July 6, 2023, the California Supreme Court delivered a significant decision in the case of Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc., 2023 WL 4360826. The Court’s pronouncement that employers’...
July 27, 2023
California is Traveling in a Different Direction from the Supreme Court on PAGA
On July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion that will have a vast impact on arbitration and California’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”). In Adolph v. Uber Technologies, 2023 WL...
June 29, 2023
Walsworth Publishes 2023 California Employment Law Midyear Update
Walsworth’s 2023 California Employment Law Midyear Update is now available. This year’s midyear update covers a list of key cases, pending legislation, employment laws related to COVID-19, cases pending before the...