Jason E. Murtagh

Nov 26, 2024 | bipc.com | Jason E. Murtagh

Jason Murtagh, California Employment Law chair and head of the San Diego office, was quoted in Law360 article "Calif. Ballot Measure Failure Might Signal Wage-Hike Fatigue."

Jul 26, 2024 | bipc.com | Jason E. Murtagh

Jason Murtagh, head of the San Diego office and chair of the firm's California Employment law practice, was quoted in a Law360 article entitled "Calif. Justices Save Prop. 22, But Legislature Could Still Act."

May 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jason E. Murtagh |Rachel King

On April 14, 2024, the Supreme Court upended almost thirty years of precedent when it, by its own admission, “lower[ed] the bar Title VII plaintiffs must meet” when alleging a discriminatory transfer. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, No 22-193, 601 U.S. ___ (2024), the Court held that a transferred employee who did not suffer a change in title, salary, or benefits, could nevertheless maintain a claim of discrimination under Title VII.

Sep 7, 2023 | mondaq.com | Jason E. Murtagh |Erin McLaughlin |Emily C. Heimbecker

Since our last update on pay transparency, Hawaii and Illinois have signed pay transparency requirements into law. We discuss the changes in both jurisdictions as outlined below. On August 11, 2023, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed H.B. 3129 to amend the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003. The amendments go into effect on January 1, 2025.

Jul 19, 2023 | mondaq.com | Jason E. Murtagh |Mary R. Hackett |Monica Simmons

Today, the California Supreme Court took a page from Justice Sotomayor's concurrence in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana by holding that an aggrieved employee does not lose standing to pursue "representative" PAGA claims on behalf of other employees merely because he or she must arbitrate his or her own PAGA claims. Relying on Kim v. Reins, the Court in Adolph v.