We invite you to review our newly-posted, September 2026 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
- California Law Does Not Apply To Remote Worker
- Hundreds Of Employees May Join Their Racial-Harassment Claims
- “Garden-Variety” Emotional-Distress Award Can Be Worth Millions Of Dollars
- $40 Million Trade Secrets Award Vacated Due To Trial Court Error
- Employee Gave Adequate Notice Of Religious Belief In Refusing COVID Vaccination
- Employee Who Made No Protected Disclosure Was Not A Whistleblower
- Prevailing-Party Attorneys’ Fees Include Reasonable Paralegal Fees (And AI-Hallucinations Are Bad!)
- Unrepresented Party May Be Awarded Discovery Sanctions Even Without Proof Of Actual Expenses
- Employer’s Right To Seek Workplace-Violence Restraining Order Cannot Be Waived By Private Release
- Corporate Officer Did Not Lose Agent’s Immunity Merely By Acting For Personal Gain
- Medical Staffing Company Owed No Duty Of Fair Procedure Before Removing Physician
- Employee Did Not Waive Litigation Right By Arbitrating Before “Discovering” She Had Been Sexually Harassed
- Sexual-Orientation Harassment Claim Was Exempt From Arbitration Under EFAA
- EFAA Did Not Apply To Sexual Harassment Dispute That Arose Before Statute’s Effective Date
- Employer Waived Arbitration By Litigating Before Seeking To Compel
- Separate Confidentiality Agreement Rendered Arbitration Agreement Unconscionable
- Arbitration Clause Was Too Narrow To Cover Wrongful Termination Claims
- Employee Was Bound By Customer Arbitration Agreement For Off-Duty Ride
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