The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed dismissal of a Title VII religious discrimination claim filed by a hospital employee who was terminated for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

Social media posts made by a coworker off-hours and off-site may still support a Title VII claim against an employer, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court has ruled.

Can a single incident of racial discrimination be sufficient to support a claim of Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) violations?

Aggrieved employees with their own Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits are not automatically entitled to intervene in another employee’s PAGA action, according to the California Supreme Court.

Esra Hudson and Marah Bragdon wrote an article for Law360 on recent litigation in California addressing the employment status of gig workers, and explored lessons for independent contractors in light of the Lawson v. Grubhub Inc. decision. 

Esra Hudson, Richard McDerby and Lauren Chee co-authored an article for Law360on how employers can most effectively manage their employment practices when navigating the ripple effects of a sudden bank failure.  

Manatt Partner Esra Hudson and Associates Mackenzie Pearson and Ryan Patterson wrote a column for the Daily Journal about the impact that California’s Senate Bill 62, known as the Garment Worker Protection Act, has had on the entertainment industry.  SB 62, which went into effect on ...

Manatt employment and labor practice leader Esra Hudson and associate Michael Olsen authored an article for Daily Journal offering guidance for employment in-house and outside counsel who are receiving an increasing number of calls from clients dealing with new coronavirus-related issues in the ...

Manatt is proud to share the end of the court-ordered monitoring period following a 17-year-long case for equity in girls’ high school sports.

Manatt Employment and Labor Leader Esra Hudson was quoted in a Law360 article on the future of A.B. 5 challenges in California.

Manatt Employment and Labor Leader Esra Hudson was recognized in Los Angeles Business Journal’s Leaders of Influence: Labor & Employment Attorneys list. 

Manatt Employment and Labor Leader Esra Hudson and Partner Deborah Kelly were named to Lawdragon’s 2025 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers list. 

Manatt Employment and Labor Partner and Leader Esra Hudson and Employment and Labor Associate Stephanie Roeser will speak in a roundtable discussion titled, “HR for 2024,” at the C-Sweet HR Roundtable to be held virtually on September 26, 2023.

Manatt Employment and Labor Partner and Leader Esra Hudson will speak in a Los Angeles County Bar Association webinar in a session titled “Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: What L&E Lawyers and Neutrals Need to Know,” on September 7, 2023.

Esra Hudson, leader of Manatt’s employment and labor practice, will speak at a virtual event hosted by the Health Care Council of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce on October 13.

Manatt is pleased to sponsor the California Women’s Law Center’s 30th Year Anniversary and 2019 Pursuit of Justice Awards.