Philip Person

3 weeks ago | mondaq.com | Philip Person |Charles Foster

Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case ontheir employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas &Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise. On Jan. 24, 2025, California's First District Court ofAppeal reversed a $2.1 million jury verdict against PG&E for adefamation claim brought by a former employee. In doing so, thecourt clarified the applicable legal standard for the recovery oftort remedies in the employment context.

3 weeks ago | natlawreview.com | Philip Person

Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case on their employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise. On Jan. 24, 2025, California’s First District Court of Appeal reversed a $2.1 million jury verdict against PG&E for a defamation claim brought by a former employee. In doing so, the court clarified the applicable legal standard for the recovery of tort remedies in the employment context.

Nov 29, 2024 | mondaq.com | Philip Person |Bailey McCabe Hashim

California employment practitioners have fought for years over whether a plaintiff averring a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) action can intervene in a separate PAGA action not brought by that plaintiff. Fight no more; Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc. resolves the split. In Turrieta, the Supreme Court of California held that a plaintiff who files a PAGA action cannot intervene in another plaintiff's ongoing PAGA action, even if both cases assert overlapping claims.

Nov 27, 2024 | natlawreview.com | Philip Person

California employment practitioners have fought for years over whether a plaintiff averring a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) action can intervene in a separate PAGA action not brought by that plaintiff. Fight no more; Turrieta v. Lyft, Inc. resolves the split. In Turrieta, the Supreme Court of California held that a plaintiff who files a PAGA action cannot intervene in another plaintiff’s ongoing PAGA action, even if both cases assert overlapping claims.

Apr 8, 2024 | mondaq.com | Ryan Bykerk |Philip Person

United States: GT's The Performance Review Episode 27: Remote Work – Not Remote Enough To Avoid Legal Issues 08 April 2024 Greenberg Traurig, LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Ryan Bykerk and Philip Person talk to Brian Kelly, Global Headof Employment Law at WeWork, about the legal issues that crop up inremote work arrangements. The content of this article is intended to provide a generalguide to the subject matter.