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CA Supreme Court Clarifies Employers’ “Day of Rest” Obligations

Yesterday, the California Supreme Court answered some admittedly “unsettled questions” under California law regarding an employer’s obligation to provide a day of rest to employees under California’s day of rest statutes (codified at Labor Code §550-558.1.  These statutes prohibit an employer from “caus[ing] his employees to work more than six…

Arbitration Clause in Employee Handbook Does Not Create an Enforceable Contract

In Sparks v. Vista Del Mar Child Services, the California Court of Appeal held that the mere existence of an arbitration clause in a lengthy employee handbook — without more — does not create a binding, enforceable arbitration agreement between employer and employee. In Sparks, the employer utilized…