CDF’s Blog, California Labor & Employment Law Blog, was recently listed as one of the Top 25 Employment Law Blogs by Paralegal411. The rankings are based on third party website popularity metri...

FWC examines whether employer's ultimatum during notice period constitutes dismissal The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with an employment dispute involving a worker who claimed she was ...

Case examines whether contract terms matched actual working relationship in practice The Fair Work Commission (FWC) recently dealt with a case involving a membership director who claimed she was di...

Takeaways Nursing mothers are entitled to paid leave each working day to nurse or pump breastmilk and are protected from any form of retaliation for exercising this right. Time spent pumping or b...

In today’s environment of increased immigration enforcement and regulatory scrutiny, I-9 compliance has become more critical than ever for employers. As federal agencies ramp up audits and onsite ...

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law—a budget reconciliation bill enacting several signature policies of the President’s second-term agenda. Left on the c...

Background In the recent case of Boyle v. Salesforce.com, 2025 ONSC 2580, the Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) discussed the enforceability of employment contracts containing references to ...

OnOn July 1, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) released three notices of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted, will change federal contractors’ affirmative action o...

The U.S. Department of Labor has withdrawn a rule proposed by the prior Biden administration that would have prohibited employers from paying people with disabilities less than the federal minimum...

Why the Victory Matters Samfiru Tumarkin LLP secured $54,000 for our client, an assistant manager in Alberta, after successfully arguing that the ultimatum she received from her employer constitut...