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CDF Celebrates 30+ Years Representing California Employers with A Bold New

CDF Attorneys Named to 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers List

CDF Expands Firm Leadership, Elevates Two Attorneys to Partner

The Top 10 Legal Risks for California Employers

How Employers Can Safeguard Trade Secrets In The Absence Of Non-Compete Agreements

24 CDF Attorneys Named Among The Best Lawyers in America¬Æ and “Ones to Watch” in 2025

How To Ensure Compliance With California Overtime Laws and Federal Salary Thresholds

How California Ruling Alters Worker Arbitration Agreement Enforcement

CDF Named “Community Organization of the Year” by the Thurgood Marshall Bar Association

CDF Promotes Six Female Attorneys - Expands Leadership

CDF Attorneys Named to 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers List

Evolving Cannabis Laws: 3 Common Mistakes Employers Should Avoid

Navigating Remote Work Challenges: Top Five Issues for California Employers

CDF Labor Law LLP Attorneys Named Among Best Lawyers in America¬© for 2024

California Employers Note: Industrial Welfare Commission is Back

CDF Named to Bloomberg Law’s 3rd Annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Framework for Strong Commitment to DEI

CDF Included in Orange County Business Journal’s Embracing DEI Special Report

Calif. Whistleblower Decision Signals Change For Employers

CDF Labor Law LLP Achieves Mansfield Certification Plus

CDF’s California Labor & Employment Law Blog Once Again Listed on Feedspot’s Top 70 Blog List

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Pros and Cons as California Employers Rethink Forced Arbitration

NLRB Says Workplace Discussions of Racism Are Protected Activity

Cases That Could Shift NLRB Precedent In 2023

Scheduling Employees To Work In California: Easier Said Than Done

How HR Can Protect Employers From Privacy Claims Under CPRA

Ten CDF Attorneys Listed as 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers

CDF Labor Law LLP Expands Firm Leadership, Elevates Three Attorneys to Partner

CDF Recognized by Manage HR Magazine as a Top 10 Employment Law Firm

CDF’s California Labor and Employment Law Blog Listed 5th on Feedspot’s “Top 70 California Employment Law Blogs and Websites”

CDF Recognized in 2023 Edition of U.S. News - Best Law Firms

Vistage Recognizes Marie DiSante with 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award

Marie DiSante Quoted in OC Lawyer Article “Mentoring and Training New Firm Lawyers in the 2020s”

Problems With Hybrids, And We’re Talking About Your Employees, Not Your Car

Founding and Firm Managing Partner, Marie DiSante, Nominated for OCBJ’s 2022 Women in Business Awards

California Law Will Protect Employees’ Use of Marijuana Outside Work

CDF Partner John Giovannone Chair’s the National MS Society’s Annual Los Angeles Dinner of Champions

17 CDF Labor Law LLP Attorneys Named to 2023 Best Lawyers¬Æ Lists

CDF Named to Bloomberg Law’s 2nd Annual DEI Framework

The Orange County Business Journal Names CDF One of Best Places to Work in Orange County for 2022

CDF Sponsors Thurgood Marshall Bar Association’s 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration and Scholarship Brunch

Women Mentors and Sponsors: The XX Factor to Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Law

California Board of Directors Diversity Law Violates Equal Protection

Ask Help Desk: What Happens If You Refuse To Go Back To The Office?

Navigating Through California’s Wage and Hour Laws - What Employers Should Know

CDF Attorney Rebekah Thomas Selected as a “Top Young Diverse Lawyers” by the OC Coalition for Diversity in the Law

Mark Spring Elected Co-Chair of the SCBA’s Diversity Hiring & Retention Committee

Marie DiSante Recognized for Her Achievements in Advancing Women in Law

Mark Spring Recognized as Top Author in the 2022 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards

Labor Board’s Pending Work Rule Change Muddles Employer Strategy

Labor of Law: Employers Expand Paid Sick Leave to Try to Retain Workers

Mark Spring Interviewed on CBS 13 regarding “Getting Answers: Where Will Masks Still Be Required Once Mandate Lifts Tuesday?”

Ten CDF Attorneys Listed as 2022 Southern California Super Lawyers

For Legal Departments, Shifting Vaccine Policies in 2021 Were a ‘Huge Roller Coaster’

The Orange County Register Names CDF One of Orange County’s Top Workplaces for Third Year in a Row

Top Tips on How Hotel Employers Can Avoid a Covid Litigation Infection

There May Be More ‘Teeth’ Coming to Board Diversity Efforts. What Does that Mean for Retail?

Roadmap for a Different Type of Firm Nets CDF Labor Law a Place of Honor in Bloomberg Law’s 2021 Ranking for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Standards

CDF’s California Labor and Employment Law Blog Listed 7th on Feedspot’s “Top 40 California Law Blogs and Websites”

Heading Into 2022: How California Employers Can Avoid a COVID Legal Infection

CDF Sponsors Veterans Legal Institute’s Lawyers for Warriors Fundraiser

Vaccine-Exemption Requests Putting Legal Departments in Tricky Spot

CDF Proud to Sponsor the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Annual Dinner of Champions

California Employers Facing Tight Safety Rules Need To Get Comfortable

How Healthcare Employers Can Avoid the Legal Perils of a Remote Workforce

Despite Latest Blow, Battle Over California’s App-Based Driver Law Far From Over

COVID Long-Haulers Likely Covered by Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

CDF Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers in America¬© Awards

CDF Prevents Employee From Pursuing Class Claims For Unpaid Wages

Expense Reimbursement Guidelines in California Have Acquired an Infection

Families Facing Food Insecurity Receive Over 27,000 Meals From Employees at CDF Labor Law

Calif. Atttorneys Hopeful About Little-Known Labor Chief Nominee

For 3rd Year CDF Labor Law’s Track Record in Minority and Women Hiring and Promotions Makes Best Law Firm List

CDF Secures Victory For Employers In PAGA Claim

Santa Ana High School Students Get Mentorship Boost from CDF Labor Law for 10th Year

Ruling Threatens Independent Trucker Business Model In California

Three Wage and Hour Tips for Weathering Natural Emergencies

Biden’s Repeal of Trump-Era Gig Worker Rule Restores Multi-Factor Test

Investigating Racial Bias Complaints in the Age of ‘Cancel Culture’

CDF Proudly Sponsors & Participates In Orange County’s Food From The Bar Program

CDF Proudly Sponsors the California Minority Counsel Program’s Women of Color Conference

Compliance Tips for Healthcare Employers Utilizing AI in the Recruitment Process

Temperature Checks Are Gone From Some Theme Parks & Elsewhere

Can California Employees Be Required to Get Vaccinated? CDF Appears on CBS Sacramento to Answer This Question and More.

CDF Proudly Supports the Emilio Nares Foundation’s Annual Drives for Rides Supporting Children with Cancer & Their Families

COVID-Related Wrongful Termination Cases & Tips For Avoiding Them

CDF Sponsors Hospital Association of Southern California’s (HASC) 2021 Annual Meeting

CDF Partner Interviewed by FOX40 News and Discusses Mandatory Vaccine Policies in the Workplace

Podcast: Employers Requiring Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine, Potential Employer Liability of Employees Working from Home, and More

CDF Los Angeles Partner John Giovannone Receives Accolades in His Community for Labor & Employment Law Defense Litigation Practice

CDF Announces Two New Practice Group Chairs

CDF Expands Editorial Board for its California Labor and Employment Law Blog

CDF Expands Firm Leadership, Elevates Four Attorneys to Partner

Be Consistent in Enforcing Anti-Harassment Policies

California’s COVID-19 Sick Pay Requirements

California’s Prohibition Against No-Rehire Provisions

Gazing into the Employment Law Crystal Ball for 2021

Understanding Employment Law Trends to Keep Pace with the Evolving California Workplace

The Challenges of Reimbursing Employees for Remote Work in California

Avoiding Pandemic-Driven Employment Litigation in California

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