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Worker Erroneously Classified as Totally Disabled Can Proceed with Bias Claim

An employee who was discharged because a benefits coordinator mistakenly believed he was totally disabled and unable to work could proceed with his claim of disability discrimination, a California appeals court ruled.
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Workers’ Comp Was Exclusive Remedy for Claims Based on Lead Exposure

A hazardous waste treatment plant employee could not bring a court action for damages against his former employer for injuries he claimed he sustained due to workplace lead exposure, a California appeals court ruled. The employee was limited to remedies available through the workers’ compensation system.
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Court Continues Temporary Hold on California’s Arbitration Statute

California’s AB 51, which attempts to ban certain mandatory arbitration agreements, was scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1. However, a federal court issued a last-minute temporary restraining order blocking the law.
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County Employee Sickened at Office Entitled to Disability Retirement

​A county employee who developed medical symptoms that seemed to be caused by her office environment was qualified for disability retirement after her employer denied her request to work at a different location, a California appellate court ruled.
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California 2020 Vision: HR Will See a Year of Litigation, Legislation and More

California HR professionals will likely have a busy year dealing with the state’s new independent-contractor test, historically low unemployment rate and multigenerational workforce.
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Gig Workers Fight California’s New Contractor Law

California’s controversial new independent-contractor test took effect Jan. 1, but several professional associations, on-demand businesses and workers are trying to halt its application to their respective industries.
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Employment Cases to Keep an Eye on in 2020

This year, the US Supreme Court will get a chance to say whether federal civil rights law protects gay and transgender employees from discrimination, and California courts will grapple with recent changes making it harder for Golden State businesses to label workers as independent contractors. McDermott’s Michael Sheehan looked at these and other cases to watch in 2020 in a recent article for Law360.

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Originally published by Law360, January 2020

https://www.employeebenefitsblog.com/2020/01/employment-cases-to-keep-an-eye-on-in-2020/

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Fifth Circuit Issues ACA Ruling, But Severability Question Remains

A decision in Texas v. United States was issued by a divided three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on December 18, 2019. This case presented once again the question whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is constitutional and sustainable, and questions of severability remain for the near future.

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https://www.employeebenefitsblog.com/2019/12/fifth-circuit-issues-aca-ruling-but-severability-question-remains/

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Here’s What California HR Professionals Were Reading in 2019

California HR professionals wanted to know more about the state’s new independent-contractor test, PAGA claims, sexual-harassment-prevention training requirements and how to comply with other new laws.
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Vox Cuts Freelancers in Response to California’s New Contractor Law

Vox Media recently announced that it will stop using hundreds of freelance journalists so that it doesn’t run afoul of California’s stringent new independent-contractor law.
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