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On January 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills to decide the question of whether California trial courts have...

On January 18, 2024, the California Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated decision in Estrada v. Royalty Carpet Mills, resolving a dispute among the appellate courts and concluding...

Driver Adolph sued Uber Technologies, Inc., claiming employee status, not independent contractor. The issue was whether an employee who was compelled to arbitrate his or her individual claims also...

Defendants have long argued that Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims can be unwieldy and that courts should strike such claims where individual issues make them unmanageable. In...

New Legislation Related to Redistricting, Public Works, Advertising, Fire Safety and Planning and Zoning - In Part Two of the New Law Guidance series from Best Best & Krieger...

Jurisprudence on labor claims, including those involving Filipino seafarers, can be influenced by the interface of law and economics. In his separate opinion in the case of  Teodoro Bunayog v. Foscon Shipmgt Inc., (GR 253480, April 25, 2023), Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen gave an economic analysis of conflicting medical…

The Vietnam Labor Federation has proposed reducing the maximum number of working hours in Vietnam to under 48 hours a week.

Jan 16, 2024 - Minera Panamá, a subsidiary of Canadian First Quantum, announced that it will continue with the voluntary retirement plan after the closure of the mi

Jan 16, 2024 - Minera Panamá, a subsidiary of Canadian First Quantum, announced that it will continue with the voluntary retirement plan after the closure of the mi

Expatriate workers and their employers in the Philippines must understand the process of obtaining a work visa and employment permit to legally work in the country.