By: Partners, Kevin Cleveland & Erica Rocush After another crazy year of activity in the California State Legislature, Governor Newsom has now signed anything he’s going to sign this year, and we are ready to update you on the changes to Employment and Labor laws that matter most going into 2025. Please remember that we […]

By: Partners Dana J. Finberg & C. Quinn Adams The warring parties in trade secrets cases often disagree about when the plaintiff must provide a particularized identification of its alleged trade secrets and how much specificity is required. Three recent federal district court opinions drive home an important point—the identification requirement is heightened at the […]

August 15, 2024 — O’Hagan Meyer is pleased to announce that 22 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 11 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. In addition, attorney Charles K. Seyfarth was also recognized by Best […]

By: Jamie Filipovic, Partner & Ty Hughes, Law Clerk After several prior futile attempts to amend the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), late on Friday August 2, 2024, Governor Pritzker signed Senate Bill (SB) 2979, amending the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq. (BIPA). This Amendment greatly reduces potential BIPA […]

By: Kevin Golden A ruling on Friday from the Northern District of California offers guidance on what a plaintiff may need to allege, who might be liable, and what theories may be viable when it comes to claims of AI based discrimination in employment decisions. In short, third parties providing AI software for employment-based decisions […]

By: Elizabeth Del CId After two years of litigation, on April 10, 2024, Partners Sam Edgerton (Hermosa Beach, California office) and Elizabeth Del Cid (New York City office) secured a full defense judgment on behalf of a local municipality following competing summary judgment motions that were heard in Los Angeles Superior Court. Plaintiff, a former […]

By: Andrew Sokolowski, Matthew Sgnilek, Daniel Spencer, & Katherine Den Bleyker, Partners Last week Governor Newsom’s office announced significant revisions to the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (commonly known as “PAGA”). The proposed revisions are the product of a cooperative effort between legislators, labor groups, and business groups, including the California Chamber […]

By: Matthew Sgnilek & Andrea Rosenkranz, Partners On June 18th,  Governor Newsom and various legislative, business, and labor groups announced that they had reached an agreement on reforms to PAGA.  The agreement avoids a costly ballot measure set for this election cycle to repeal and replace PAGA.  While the text of any new or amended […]

By: Rick Berger and Clint D. Robison In a purported effort to promote new business formation, raise wages, and lower health care costs, the FTC announced its final rule banning all use of non-compete agreements on April 23, 2024. “With respect to existing non-competes—i.e., non-competes entered into before the effective date—the final rule adopts a […]

By: David Nusz As if the CA Labor Code wasn’t already big enough, effective July 1, 2024, Section 6401.9 is added which requires nearly all CA employers to establish, implement, and maintain an “effective” Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WPVPP) that must include the following: The names or job titles of the individuals responsible for implementing […]