Published works by Jennifer McDermott

Published works

• “Headless” PAGA Claims Get Their Day: Leeper Set for November 3

  California Employment Law Update · October 20, 2026

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• You Can Use AI in Court.  You Can’t Secretly Rig It.

  California Employment Law Update · September 16, 2026

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• Courts Must Evaluate Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements Individually

  California Employment Law Update · April 13, 2026

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• Los Angeles Tops “Judicial Hellhole” List!

  California Employment Law Update · December 12, 2025

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• The Workplace Know Your Rights Act: California Mandates New Annual Notice To Employees

  California Employment Law Update · November 17, 2025

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• Employer Not Liable For Co-Worker’s Harassing Off-Duty, Off-Premises Conduct But Should Have Better Protected Employee

  California Employment Law Update · September 12, 2025

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• California Takes Steps to Regulate the Use of AI for “Significant Employment Decisions”

  California Employment Law Update · November 25, 2024

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• Los Angeles County Court Rules $900 Million Jury Verdict “Shocked the Conscience” In Workplace Sexual Assault Case; Reduces It To $90 Million

  California Employment Law Update · September 25, 2024

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• PAGA 2.0 – What Employers Need to Know As PAGA Reform Becomes Law

  California Employment Law Update · July 1, 2024

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• Unincorporated L.A. County Employers Must Comply With New Rules When Considering Applicants’ Criminal History

  California Employment Law Update · April 23, 2024

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• California Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Compensable “Hours Worked”

  California Employment Law Update · April 4, 2024

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• It’s Almost Valentine’s Day – And Love and Noncompetes Are In the Air!

  California Employment Law Update · February 6, 2024

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• Prohibition Against Non-Competes Expands in California

  Compensation & Benefits Blog · September 19, 2023

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• Ninth Circuit Broadly Construes Exemption to Federal Arbitration Act

  California Employment Law Update · September 12, 2023

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• California Expands Prohibition Against Non-Competes

  California Employment Law Update · September 11, 2023

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• Court of Appeal Clarifies Employers’ Expense Reimbursement Obligations for Pandemic-Related Remote Work

  California Employment Law Update · July 17, 2023

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