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MoFo ELC equips our clients with the most up-to-date and relevant information on employment and labor law issues, covering key judicial, litigation, and legislative developments, their implications for employers, and strategies to ensure compliance and avoid lawsuits. To learn more about our capabilities, please visit the Employment + Labor practice page and read about our Team.

August 07, 2020 - Non-Compete, Legislation, Trade Secrets
California Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for B2B Non-Competition Agreements and Disputes in California
By: Eric Akira Tate
This week, on August 3, 2020, the California Supreme Court issued its opinion in Ixchel Pharma, LLC v. Biogen, Inc. , which resolved two questions regarding the standards to be applied for non-competition agreements and disputes between businesses in California. The first was whether
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August 05, 2020 - Legislation
Executive Order Seeks to Limit the Use of Foreign Workers on Federal Contracts
By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Victoria Dalcourt Angle
On August 3, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order aimed at limiting the use of foreign workers on federal contracts and subcontracts. The issuance of the Executive Order comes on the heels of the Tennessee Valley Authority, a federally owned utility, announcing plans to outsource
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July 21, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Virginia Becomes the First State to Adopt COVID-19 Workplace Safety Mandates
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
On July 15, 2020, the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI) Safety and Health Codes Board voted 9-2 to approve the nation’s first emergency workplace regulation related to COVID-19. The new regulation was issued in response to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s directive in
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June 16, 2020 - Announcements
Protecting Pride: Supreme Court Holds Title VII Prohibits Workplace Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
In the midst of Pride month, the Supreme Court of the United States has issued a landmark civil rights decision, holding that Title VII prohibits employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Writing for a six-Justice majority in Bostock
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June 05, 2020 - Leaves of Absence
New California Court Decision Highlights Potential Perils of Unlimited Vacation. Bonus Concerns: Settling Cases with Releases, Vacation Pay Statute of Limitations and Vacation Pay Lawsuit in M&A
By: Lloyd Aubry
While the United States and California legal worlds remain (understandably) focused on issues arising out of the COVID-19 global pandemic, California courts continue to issue important, and potentially policy-altering, rulings in cases affecting employment law. One such case, McPherson v. EF Intercultural Foundation, Inc.
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May 29, 2020 - Discrimination, Workplace Misconduct
The Impact of Workplace Harassment on Mental Health
By: Andrew R. Turnbull
Since 1949, May has been Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. The goals of Mental Health Awareness Month include raising awareness about mental health issues and illnesses, educating the public about mental health, reducing the stigma and misconceptions about mental illness, and
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May 28, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Legal & Communications Considerations in the COVID-19 Environment: Return to Work
Return-to-work orders, employee safety, and inevitable litigation arising from the COVID-19 pandemic are top of mind for employers across every industry around the globe. In this webinar, Morrison & Foerster LLP and Sard Verbinnen & Co. team up to offer timely advice on how
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May 05, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
First States to Reopen Businesses Provide Glimpse of New Workplace COVID-19 Hygiene Rules for Employers
Businesses around the country closed their physical doors abruptly weeks ago as state governors signed executive orders intended to stem the tide of new COVID-19 cases and save lives. Just recently, the first states to allow limited business openings have released guidelines for businesses
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May 05, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Cleaning the Workplace in Anticipation of Reopening—And Keeping it Clean!
We have waited for weeks that seemed like years for the government to allow us to reopen our businesses and schools; and, now that the big day is just around the corner, we must have plans in place to protect our employees and customers
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April 23, 2020 - EEOC, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
EEOC Issues "Return to Work" COVID-19 Guidelines for Employers
On April 17, 2020 and April 23, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) again revised its guidance for employers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, this time providing advice involving disability accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and claims brought under
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California Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for B2B Non-Competition Agreements and Disputes in California

By: Eric Akira Tate

Executive Order Seeks to Limit the Use of Foreign Workers on Federal Contracts

By: Andrew R. Turnbull and Victoria Dalcourt Angle

Virginia Becomes the First State to Adopt COVID-19 Workplace Safety Mandates

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

Protecting Pride: Supreme Court Holds Title VII Prohibits Workplace Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

New California Court Decision Highlights Potential Perils of Unlimited Vacation. Bonus Concerns: Settling Cases with Releases, Vacation Pay Statute of Limitations and Vacation Pay Lawsuit in M&A

By: Lloyd Aubry

The Impact of Workplace Harassment on Mental Health

By: Andrew R. Turnbull

Legal & Communications Considerations in the COVID-19 Environment: Return to Work

First States to Reopen Businesses Provide Glimpse of New Workplace COVID-19 Hygiene Rules for Employers

Cleaning the Workplace in Anticipation of Reopening—And Keeping it Clean!

EEOC Issues "Return to Work" COVID-19 Guidelines for Employers