Analysis of the laws and decisions shaping California wrongful-termination practice.
We track new statutes and the key appellate and Supreme Court decisions as they land — then distill them into structured, citable analysis. A growing index of summarized cases and authorities supports practitioners researching a topic.
New laws & key decisions
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California Employment Law: The 2025–2026 Term in Review
Three Supreme Court decisions remade the arbitration and wage-penalty landscape, the EFAA line settled, a rewritten Equal Pay Act took effect, and the biggest PAGA question in years…
Practice guides by topic
Each guide gathers and summarizes the most relevant cases and authorities on a single question — a research starting point you can cite from.
Retaliation under Lab. Code § 1102.5
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
FEHA discrimination & the McDonnell Douglas test
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Termination in violation of public policy
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Compelling arbitration of FEHA claims
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Disability discrimination & reasonable accommodation
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Sexual harassment under FEHA
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Off-the-clock work & compensable hours worked
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Meal & rest breaks & premium pay
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Wage & hour class actions & PAGA
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Independent-contractor misclassification & the ABC test
A practitioner’s synthesis of the controlling cases and authorities on this question.
Recently indexed cases
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California Employment Law: The 2025–2026 Term in Review
Three Supreme Court decisions remade the arbitration and wage-penalty landscape, the EFAA line settled, a rewritten Equal Pay…
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Doss v. Tesla, Inc.
A Tesla yard hostler who moved 53-foot trailers of out-of-state auto parts around the Fremont factory — never…
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Quinteros v. Harbor Distributing, LLC
A firm filed a wage-and-hour class action duplicating one it had already filed elsewhere, then opposed a stay…
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In re Orr (Orr v. United States District Court)
A former UPS seasonal driver sued for wage violations; the district court compelled arbitration of her individual claims…
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Askins v. CRST Expedited, Inc.
A trucking-job applicant brought an FCRA class action over confusing, noncompliant background-check disclosure forms; after Limon v. Circle…
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Cortina v. North American Title Company
After 19 years of litigation, a bifurcated bench trial produced a $43 million judgment for ~400 escrow workers…
Every analysis and case summary is independently authored, source-checked against the published reporter, and reviewed before publication — including a check for subsequent history.
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This publication is a research repository and analysis of new and seminal California wrongful-termination and employment decisions. It is provided for informational purposes only.
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Each summary reflects the decision as of its publication date. Nothing here is a representation that a case remains good law. Confirm subsequent history and current validity through an independent citator before citing or relying on any case.
Not legal advice
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