Cal-Peculiarities: How California Employment Law is Different 2022 Edition

viii | 2022 Cal-Peculiarities ©2022 Seyfarth Shaw LLP  www.seyfarth.com 19.5 California’s Judicial Revolution Against Independent Contracting................................................... 381 19.6 California’s “ABC Test” ..................................................................................................................... 382 19.7 The codification and extension of Dynamex in AB 5........................................................................ 383 19.8 Professional Cheerleaders Must Be Employees .............................................................................. 386 19.9 Special Reporting Requirements...................................................................................................... 386 19.10 Administrative Enforcement ............................................................................................................. 386 19.11 Special Penalties for Willful Misclassification ................................................................................... 386 19.12 Dealing with Certain Labor Contractors ........................................................................................... 387 20. Miscellaneous Statutory Provisions .......................................................................... 391 20.1 Agreement to Illegal Terms of Employment ..................................................................................... 391 20.2 Choice of Non-California Law or Non-California Forum in Employment Contracts ......................... 391 20.3 Forced Patronage............................................................................................................................. 392 20.4 Restrictions on Employer Rights to Employee Inventions................................................................ 392 20.5 Child Labor ....................................................................................................................................... 392 20.6 Human Trafficking ............................................................................................................................ 393 20.7 Garnishments ................................................................................................................................... 393 20.8 Diverse Representation on Corporate Boards of Directors.............................................................. 394 20.9 Pay For College Athletes.................................................................................................................. 394 21. Some Provisions Favoring California Employers..................................................... 397 21.1 Claims for Unlawful Tape Recording................................................................................................ 397 21.2 Workplace Harassment Orders ........................................................................................................ 397 21.3 Anti-SLAPP Motions ......................................................................................................................... 397 21.4 Special Proof Required to Impose Punitive Damages ..................................................................... 398 21.5 Relatively Short Limitations Period................................................................................................... 399 21.6 Contractually Authorized Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards...................................................... 399 21.7 Use of E-Verify ................................................................................................................................. 399 21.8 Non-Signatories Can Enforce Arbitration Agreements..................................................................... 399 21.9 Employers Doing Business Within Federal Enclaves ..................................................................... 400 21.10 Sometimes a Quit is Just a Quit ....................................................................................................... 401 21.11 Half Hour Deductions for Tardiness? ............................................................................................... 401 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 402 Index of Terms ..................................................................................................................... 404 Index of Statutory and Wage Order Provisions ................................................................ 409