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Happy New Year to Employers from the CA Legislature
We have already covered two of the most significant new laws for CA employers that are going into effect January 1, 2023, in separate articles. Unfortunately, that’s not all. Here is a brief review of some more laws California employers must be ready to implement in their practices and policies. Minimum Wage/Salary Requirement Increases All […]
Updates to the California Pay Transparency Law
Under current CA “Pay Transparency” law, an employer is prohibited from soliciting, or relying on salary history voluntarily provided as a factor in determining whether to offer a prospective employee a job, or what pay to offer them. Employers are also required to disclose pay scales for existing positions on request of a prospective employee. […]
California Privacy Rights Act
Roll with The Changes If there is one thing that never changes for employers in California, it’s the need to keep up with frequent changes to the legal compliance landscape. The courts give us a moving target throughout the year with their decisions, which is challenging enough, but predictably our legislature heaps on more at […]
O’Hagan Meyer Named a Chicago Top Workplace
O’Hagan Meyer is ecstatic to once again to be named a 2022 Top Workplace! This latest honor was awarded by the Chicago Tribune. Employees at our Chicago headquarters anonymously responded to an employee engagement survey shared to help us understand how effectively we are supporting their growth, contributing to their job satisfaction, and creating a […]
O’Hagan Meyer Ranked in 2023 “Best Law Firms”
O’Hagan Meyer Ranked in 2023 “Best Law Firms” U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 13th consecutive year, announce the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings. We have been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally in one practice area, and regionally […]
Overview & Observations Regarding FINRA’s Latest Expungement Reform Proposal
On July 29, 2022, FINRA submitted to the SEC for its approval a new set of rule changes that impose stricter requirements on its process governing the expungement of customer dispute information.[1] FINRA’s current expungement rules provide a procedural mechanism whereby associated persons and Firms can obtain a court order directing FINRA to expunge reference […]
Congratulations to O’Hagan Meyer’s 2023 Best Lawyers®!
O’Hagan Meyer is pleased to announce that 13 of our lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers® in America! Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. “Best Lawyers was founded more than 40 years ago to recognize […]
Relatively Unnoticed Supreme Court Decision Has a Big Impact on Public Employers
The Supreme Court just completed its most consequential term in decades, issuing several blockbuster decisions. By any measure, Torres v. Texas Dep’t of Pub. Safety, No. 20-603, 2022 WL 2334306 (U.S. June 29, 2022) was not among them. Still, Torres is significant for any public employer who employs veterans and is subject to the Uniformed […]
Recent SEC Enforcement of Regulation Best Interest (Reg. BI)
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has moved into a new area of broker-dealer enforcement relating to suitability of securities transactions. Historically, SEC enforcement of broker-dealer misconduct involving suitability of trades centered on violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“the Exchange Act”). Indeed, for decades, the SEC did not bring […]
SCOTUS Finds Individual PAGA Claims Subject to Arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated opinion in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana on June 15, 2022, finding that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts portions of California’s PAGA statute. In an 8 to 1 ruling, the Court reasoned that claims brought under the California Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) can be split […]