California Closes the Door on “Stay-or-Pay”
California recently enacted two new statutes—section 16608 of the California Business and Professions Code and section 926 of the California…
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I Live and Work in California. Am I Bound by the Non-solicitation and Non-compete Clause I Signed With My Employer?
Many employees have faced this situation. You have accepted a new position with a new employer. On your first day,…
Read MoreIs My NDA Enforceable? Recent Developments in California Law
Nondisclosure and confidentiality provisions have become common in employment separation agreements as more people have been speaking up about sexual…
Read MoreOverbroad Confidentiality Agreement Found to Illegally Restrict an Employee’s Right to Work
California courts routinely refuse to enforce employment agreements that have non-compete provisions, and more frequently are rejecting certain non-solicitation provisions,…
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Rules It Is Illegal To Fire Employees For Being Gay Or Transgender
Earlier this month, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that it is illegal for…
Read MoreFINRA Panel Awards Over $11 Million to Defamed Former UBS Employee
Last week, a panel of FINRA arbitrators ordered UBS Financial Services Inc. to pay over $11 million to a former…
Read MoreLPL to Debut Employee Financial Advisor Channel
What was old is new once again. LPL Financial, the nation’s largest independent broker-dealer, recently announced plans to debut a…
Read MoreCalifornia Supreme Court Brings Substantial Change to Employee/Independent Contractor Classification
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court,…
Read MoreUBS Adds New Non-Compete Clause To Bonus Agreements
Just months after exiting The Broker Protocol, UBS Financial Services has reportedly added a broad non-solicitation clause to bonus agreements…
Read MoreSan Diego Securities and Financial Attorneys: Former LPL Financial Brokers Charged By SEC With Annuity Sales Abuses To Federal Employees
This past Monday, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged four former Atlanta-based LPL brokers with selling 200 privately-issued annuities [...]
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