When asked to predict the next big thing in employment law, Orrick’s Lynne Hermle says “gender discrimination is going to stay hot” and expects to see more employment lawyers in the lateral market. David Lowe of Rudy, Exelrod, Zieff & Lowe predicts “global mobility” will be a big deal. Interviews with each are featured in these pages, along with insights from other top practitioners focused on the most pressing issues in labor and employment law.
A major struggle between California appellate courts and the U.S. Supreme Court is guiding the extent to which arbitration agreements are enforced. Felix Shafir and John Querio of Horvitz & Levy explain that it’s now up to the California Supreme Court to reconcile its jurisprudence with U.S. Supreme Court pronouncements. Along the same lines, Mark Kemple of Greenberg Traurig explains that a conflict may exist between the way PAGA is interpreted in California and the way it is applied in federal court, leading to an inevitable reconciliation of the state statute and Article III of the U.S. Constitution.
