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From California Employment Law Update
on March 31, 2025
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on March 26, 2025
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From California Employment Law Update
on March 24, 2025
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$2.16 Million Defamation Verdict Is Voided On Appeal
Hearn v. Pacific Gas & Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025)
USPS Employee’s Hostile Work Environment Claim Can Proceed
Lui v. DeJoy, 129 F.4th 770 (9th Cir. 2025)
Employer Did Not Violate FEHA By Denying Employee Disability Retirement Benefits
Lowry v. Port San Luis Harbor Dist., 109 Cal. App. 5th 56 (2025)
Employee’s Attorney And Expert Witnesses Were Properly Disqualified For Use Of Employer’s Privileged Information
Johnson v. Department of Transp., 2025 WL 829714 (Cal. Ct. App. 2025)
Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Cannot Be Compelled To Arbitration
Casey v. Superior Court, 108 Cal. App. 5th 575 (2025)
Arbitration Agreement Was Not Substantively Unconscionable
Vo v. Technology Credit Union, 108 Cal. App. 5th 632 (2025)
FAA Does Not Preempt California Anti-Arbitration Statute
Colon-Perez v. Security Indus. Specialists, 108 Cal. App. 5th 575 (2025)
District Court Improperly Remanded Action That Was Removed Under CAFA
Perez v. Rose Hills Co., 2025 WL 811096 (9th Cir. 2025)
Employees Who Recovered $140,000 Were Entitled To $200,000 In Fees/Costs
Villalva v. Bombardier Mass Transit Corp., 108 Cal. App. 5th 211 (2025)
on March 2025
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Twenty Proskauer lawyers are noted for being named to Lawdragon’s 2025 500 Leading Global Entertainment, Sports & Media Lawyers list.
From Lawdragon
on March 7, 2025
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From California Employment Law Update
on February 6, 2025
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From California Employment Law Update
on January 21, 2025
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From California Employment Law Update
on January 21, 2025
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Partner Tony Oncidi provides insight on legal requirements and best practices employers should consider while navigating the impacts of the Los Angeles wildfires.
From Law360 Employment Authority
on January 17, 2025
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Plaintiff May Defeat Federal Question Removal With An Amendment To Complaint
Royal Canin USA v. Wullschleger, 604 U.S. ___, 2025 WL 96212 (2025)
Disability Discrimination Claims Were Properly Dismissed Though Invasion Of Privacy Claims Survive
Wentworth v. Regents of the Univ. of Cal., 105 Cal. App. 5th 580 (2024)
Lowest Standard Of Proof Applies To Employer’s Defense Against FLSA Claims
EMD Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, 604 U.S. ___, 2025 WL 96207 (2025)
Employee Is Not Entitled To New Trial After Jury Awards Her No Emotional Distress Damages
Howell v. State Dep’t of State Hosps., 107 Cal. App. 5th 143 (2024)
Employer Could Not Recover Costs Under CCP § 998 In Wage/Hour Case
Chavez v. California Collision, LLC, 107 Cal. App. 5th 298 (2024)
Surgeon’s Whistleblower Claim Was Properly Rejected
Slone v. El Centro Reg’l Med. Ctr., 106 Cal. App. 5th 1160 (2024)
Employment Claims Against Religious Institution Are Barred By The First Amendment
Markel v. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of Am., 124 F.5th 796 (9th Cir. 2024)
Employee Cannot Avoid Arbitration With “Headless” PAGA Claim
Leeper v. Shipt, Inc., 2024 WL 5251619 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024)
Non-Parties To Arbitration Agreement May Compel Arbitration Based On Equitable Estoppel
Gonzalez v. Nowhere Beverly Hills LLC, 107 Cal. App. 5th 111 (2024)
Arbitration Agreement Was Unconscionable And Thus Unenforceable
Jenkins v. Dermatology Mgmt., LLC, 107 Cal. App. 5th 633 (2024)
Arbitrator’s Findings Barred SOX Claim Filed In Court
Hansen v. Musk, 122 F.4th 1162 (9th Cir. 2024)
on January 2025
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From California Employment Law Update
on January 13, 2025
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on January 7, 2025
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on January 2, 2025
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Partners Anthony Oncidi and Philippe Lebel’s Law360 article titled “Future Not Looking Bright For Calif. Employee Nonsolicits” is noted as one of the publication’s top guest articles on noncompetes of 2024.
From Law360
on December 23, 2024
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From California Employment Law Update
on December 16, 2024
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Uber Not Liable For Injuries Caused By Off-Duty Driver
Kim v. Uber Techs., Inc., 105 Cal. App. 5th 252 (2024)
Solitary Sexual Harassment Claim Shields Entire Lawsuit From Arbitration
Liu v. Miniso Depot, Inc., 105 Cal. App. 5th 791 (2024)
Employer Did Not Discriminate/Retaliate Against Disabled Employee Absent From Work For More Than Four Years
Miller v. California Dep’t of Corr. & Rehab., 105 Cal. App. 5th 261 (2024)
Flight Attendant’s Discrimination Claims Should Not Have Been Dismissed
Wawrzenski v. United Airlines, Inc., 2024 WL 4750558 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024)
Manager’s Cross Claims Against Former Assistant Were Properly Dismissed
Osborne v. Pleasanton Auto. Co., 106 Cal. App. 5th 361 (2024)
Executive Order Mandating $15 Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors Violates Federal Law
Nebraska v. Su, 121 F.4th 1 (9th Cir. 2024)
PAGA Plaintiff Lost Standing Following Adverse Arbitration Award
Rodriguez v. Lawrence Eqpt., Inc., 2024 WL 4719479 (Cal. Ct. App. 2024)
Employer’s Attempt To Disqualify Judge Was Untimely
North Am. Title Co. v. Superior Court, 17 Cal. 5th 155 (2024)
Former COO Could Proceed With False Claims Act Lawsuit
Mooney v. Fife, 118 F.4th 1081 (9th Cir. 2024)
on November 2024
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From California Employment Law Update
on November 19, 2024
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Partner Tony Oncidi discusses how, in the case of Cornelius v. CVS, the plaintiff and the EEOC are conflating sex discrimination with sexual harassment to bypass arbitration under the EFAA.
From Bloomberg Law
on October 29, 2024
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on October 23, 2024
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From Bloomberg Law
on October 18, 2024
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on October 15, 2024
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From California Employment Law Update
on October 15, 2024
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Partner Tony Oncidi discusses the employment law cases on the Supreme Court's docket this term on the Bloomberg Law podcast.
From Bloomberg Law Podcast
on October 10, 2024
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on October 4, 2024
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From California Employment Law Update
on October 3, 2024
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Co-Worker’s Single Use Of “N-Word” Can Create A Hostile Work Environment
Bailey v. San Francisco Dist. Attorney's Office, 16 Cal. 5th 611 (2024)
Co-Worker’s Social Media Posts Can Create A Hostile Work Environment
Okonowsky v. Garland, 109 F.4th 1166 (9th Cir. 2024)
Unions Lose Latest Attempt To Classify Uber/Lyft Drivers As Employees
Castellanos v. State of Cal., 16 Cal. 5th 588 (2024)
Termination Of Employment 56 Days After EEO Complaint Was Not Retaliatory
Kama v. Mayorkas, 107 F.4th 1054 (9th Cir. 2024)
Party To Contract May Assert Fraudulent Concealment Claim Under Certain Circumstances
Rattagan v. Uber Techs., Inc., 324 Cal. Rptr. 3d 433 (Cal. S. Ct. 2024)
Non-Compete Associated With Partial Sale Of Business Must Be “Reasonable” To Be Enforced
Samuelian v. Life Generations Healthcare, LLC, 104 Cal. App. 5th 331 (2024)
Former LA Times Columnist Was Properly Awarded $3.5 Million In Fees/Costs Following $1.25 Million Judgment
Simers v. Los Angeles Times Commc’s LLC, 104 Cal. App. 5th 940 (2024)
Discrimination Claim Of Worker Who Performed “Mostly Menial Work” For Buddhist Temple Was Barred
Behrend v. San Francisco Zen Ctr., Inc., 108 F.4th 765 (9th Cir. 2024)
PAGA Plaintiffs Did Not Have Standing To Intervene In Parallel Action Involving Overlapping Claims
Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc., 16 Cal. 5th 664 (2024)
Corporate Pilots Are Exempt From FLSA Overtime Pay
Kennedy v. Las Vegas Sands Corp., 110 F.4th 1136 (9th Cir. 2024)
on September 2024
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Partner Tony Oncidi is mentioned for representing Duane Morris in an employment discrimination litigation suit.
From Bloomberg Law
on September 16, 2024
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Partner Tony Oncidi provides thoughts on the unclear future of arbitration law in discrimination cases as a result of a recent ruling that denied Chipotle’s effort to compel arbitration in a sexual harassment claim.
From Legal Dive
on August 26, 2024
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on August 21, 2024
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Tony Oncidi joins the Bloomberg Podcast to discuss the US Eighth Circuit’s ruling that the Forced Arbitration Act (FAA) covers a former worker’s workplace assault claim against the restaurant chain, even though the alleged misconduct occurred before the law took effect.
From Bloomberg Law
on August 15, 2024
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From Law360
on August 8, 2024
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Awards and Recognition
on August 8, 2024
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Tony Oncidi and Phil Lebel write about repeated arbitration hurdles on employment agreements in California for Daily Journal.
From Daily Journal
on August 7, 2024
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From California Employment Law Update
on August 5, 2024
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Employee Who Wanted To Donate/Freeze Her Eggs Was Not Protected By Pregnancy Statute
Paleny v. Fireplace Products U.S., Inc., 103 Cal. App. 5th 199 (2024)
Whistleblower Claim Was Properly Resolved Against Employee
Ververka v. Department of Veterans Affairs, 102 Cal. App. 5th 162 (2024)
$1.4 Million Age Discrimination Judgment Upheld
Hoglund v. Sierra Nev. Memorial-Miners Hosp., 102 Cal. App. 5th 56 (2024)
Sexual Harassment Defendant Properly Challenged California Jurisdiction
Hardell v. Vanzyl, 102 Cal. App. 5th. 960 (2024)
Lyft Owes No Duty To Its Drivers To Do Background Checks On Riders
Al Shikha v. Lyft, Inc., 102 Cal. App. 5th 14 (2024)
Employer Properly Terminated Employee Who May Have Faked Injury
Perez v. Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc., 105 F.4th 1222 (9th Cir. 2024)
Supreme Court Reshapes Administrative Law
Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. ___, 144 S. Ct. 2244 (2024); Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of Fed. Reserve Sys., 603 U.S. ___, 144 S. Ct. 2440 (2024)
Supreme Court Clarifies Federal Arbitration Act
Smith v. Spizzirri, 601 U.S. 472 (2024); Coinbase, Inc. v. Suski, 144 S. Ct. 1186 (2024)
Employer Failed to Provide Sufficient Proof That Employee Actually E-Signed Arbitration Agreement
Garcia v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC, 102 Cal. App. 5th 41 (2024)
FAA Preempts Latest California Anti-Arbitration Statute
Hernandez v. Sohnen Enterprises, Inc., 102 Cal. App. 5th 222 (2024)
Employer Fails to Show that Former Employee Had Express or Implicit Agreement to Arbitrate
Mar v. Perkins, 102 Cal. App. 5th 201 (2024)
Ninth Circuit OKs ABC-Test Statute Despite Different Classification Tests For Different Workers
Olson v. State of Cal., 104 F.4th 66 (9th Cir. 2024) (en banc)
Section 1981 Prohibits Employers From Discriminating Against United States Citizens
Rajaram v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 105 F.4th 1179 (9th Cir. 2024)
Employer May Have Fraudulently Concealed COVID-19 Outbreak
Chavez v. Alco Harvesting, LLC, 102 Cal. App. 5th 866 (2024)
Prelitigation PAGA Notice Satisfied Legal Requirements
Ibarra v. Chuy & Sons Labor, Inc., 102 Cal. App. 5th 874 (2024)
Time Employees Spent “Booting Up and Shutting Down” Computers Could Be Compensable
Cadena v. Customer Connexx LLC, 2024 WL 3352712 (9th Cir. July 10, 2024)
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on July 16, 2024
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on July 1, 2024
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on July 1, 2024
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