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California Employment Law Update
Employee Gave Adequate Notice Of Religious Belief In Refusing COVID Vaccination
By Tony Oncidi
Weiss v. The Permanente Med. Grp., Inc., 182 F.4th 1139 (9th Cir. 2026) Permanente initially granted employee Mimi Weiss a religious exemption from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, then requested supplemental…
California Employment Law Update
California Law Does Not Apply To Remote Worker
By Tony Oncidi
Saberin v. Alation, Inc., 122 Cal. App. 5th 165 (2026) Pejman Saberin who lived in Utah and worked remotely for a California-based software company sued the employer under California law…
California Environmental Law & Business Litigation Blogs and Articles
California Court Rules: FEHA May Reach Employees Working Outside the State
[Law Clerk Caroleen Bitar contributed.] Can an out-of-state employee bring a claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)? A recent Court of Appeal decision suggests they might.…
California Employment Law
Bills to Watch Dealing with FEHA and/or CFRA
In addition to our last post on Training Reminders and Related Bills to Watch About Training, here are some upcoming bills to watch dealing with FEHA and/or CFRA. AB 1940: …
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Ninth Circuit Holds Employees Can Exit Arbitration and Sue in Court Under EFAA
By By: Jack S. Sholkoff, Sandra Aguilar
In Ding v. Structure Therapeutics, Inc., No. 25-1532 (August 19, 2026), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a plaintiff may invoke the Ending Forced Arbitration…
California Employment Law Update
Apparently, “It Ends With … $407,000” A Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni Update for Employers
By Tony Oncidi, Cooper Halpern
When we last checked in on the Hollywood drama playing out in Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC, a federal court had permitted Blake Lively’s California Fair Employment and Housing Act…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
California Court of Appeal Holds Sexual Orientation Harassment Triggers the EFAA
By By: Jack S. Sholkoff, Sandra Aguilar
In Decloedt v. Radnet Management, Inc., the California Second Appellate District affirmed the denial of an employer’s motion to compel arbitration, concluding that the plaintiff-respondent’s allegations of severe or pervasive…
California Employment Law Update
May 2026 California Employment Law Notes
By Tony Oncidi
We invite you to review our newly-posted, May 2026 California Employment Law Notes, a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:…
California Employment Law Report
Five Reasons Every California Employer Needs an AI Policy
Artificial intelligence has quietly become part of how work gets done. Employees are using it to draft emails, summarize documents, build spreadsheets, and answer customer questions — often without anyone…
California Employment Law Report
Friday’s Five: California’s New Hiring-AI Rules Are Live — Checks to Run Before Your Next Hire
As of October 1, 2025, California’s Civil Rights Council regulations under FEHA hold employers liable for discrimination arising from the use of automated decision systems (ADS) in hiring. The use…