Archives for February 19, 2025
CDF Attorneys Named to 2025 Southern California Super Lawyers List
CDF Labor Law LLP (CDF) proudly announces the following twelve CDF attorneys have received the 2024 Southern California Super Lawyers® designation:
2025 Southern California Super Lawyers (listed in alphabetical order by first name)
• Carolina Schwalbach
• Dan Forman
• Dawn Irizarry
• Leigh Ann White
• Lindsay Ayers
• Marie DiSante
• Nancy Lubrano
• Tim Freudenberger
• Todd Wulffson
2025 Southern California Rising Stars (listed in alphabetical order by first name)
• Adelyn Vigran
• Charanjit Singh
• John Kenney
About Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys selected for inclusion are chosen using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area.
About CDF Labor Law LLP
For over 30 years, CDF has distinguished itself as a top employment, labor and business immigration defense law firm in California, representing businesses in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits and advising employers on related legal compliance and risk avoidance. The firm employs 50 attorneys in five California offices (San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento), who exclusively focus on labor and employment issues affecting California businesses and provide timely, cost-effective, and knowledgeable solutions to protect employers’ time, dime and peace of mind. For more information, visit: www.CDFLaborLaw.com. Sign up for our timely and informative California Labor & Employment Law Blog at www.CalLaborLaw.com.
Jackson Lewis Adds Litigator Eric C. Bellafronto to Silicon Valley Office
SAN JOSE, CA (February 19, 2025) — Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Eric C. Bellafronto has joined its Silicon Valley office as a principal.
The Importance of Being Erroneous: Are AI Mistakes a Feature, Not a Bug?
TakeawaysRecent advances in autonomous AI agents could signal a breakthrough in how AI can eventually recognize and learn from mistakes.Some of our greatest innovators have recognized that making mistakes (and learning from them) is the key to innovation and invention.If AI agents can learn from mistakes and gain experience, they may be able to formulate and answer new questions.Article
Samia Kirmani and John Snyder Discuss DEI Policy Changes and Compliance Risks for Federal Contractors
Samia Kirmani and John Snyder discuss the impact of the Trump administration’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policy changes on federal contractors, emphasizing the need for continued compliance with anti-discrimination laws and the risks of non-compliance in “Commercial Real Estate and New Federal DEI Guidelines: What to Know,” published by Commercial Observer. Subscription may be required to view article
Trump’s Labor Department pick has union support. Worker advocates wonder how much power she’d have.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a former Republican member of Congress from Oregon and former mayor of a small city on the edge of liberal-leaning Portland, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, the first stop in her confirmation process.
EEOC Acting Chair Vows to Protect American Workers from Anti-American Bias
WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas announced “The EEOC is putting employers and other covered entities on notice: if you are part of the pipeline contributing to our immigration crisis or abusing our legal immigration system via illegal preferences against American workers, you
How to Get Hired When AI Does the Screening
Companies are increasingly using generative AI tools for recruitment and hiring—think AI-assisted resume screens and AI-conducted interviews. Understanding how companies are leveraging AI for hiring is critical for landing your next job and can give you an edge in making sure your application gets to the top of the pile. Further, in your interviews, you’ll be able to position yourself not only as a capable professional, but one who’s eager to evolve your skillset along with AI. Here are five ways to prepare for an AI-based hiring process, from your resume to interviews.
Jessica Lang Discusses U.S. Visa “Dropbox” Eligibility
Jessica Lang discusses recent changes to the U.S. visa interview waiver process, which now limits eligibility for the “dropbox” method to applicants whose visas expired within the past 12 months, and the implications of these restrictions on temporary workers in “State Department Restricts Visa Interview Waivers Abroad,” published by SHRM. Subscription may be required to view article
Hiring in the Wild West: Navigating California’s Employment Frontier
How to Get Your Workforce to Actually Read the Employee Handbook
Get expert tips on how to bring your employee handbook to life for workers and create a “living, breathing document” that is clearly communicated and thorough.
California’s Domestic Worker Bill of Rights: An Employer’s Guide
The Domestic Worker Bill of Rights is a California law that grants overtime pay rights to personal attendants who were not previously entitled to overtime pay.
State Department Restricts Visa Interview Waivers Abroad
Visa interview waivers for H-1B workers are being restricted at U.S. consulates around the world.
NLRB General Counsel Memos from the Biden Administration Revoked
Many of the National Labor Relations Board general counsel memos issued during the Biden administration were rescinded on Feb. 14, easing burdens on employers.
U.S. House of Representatives Takes Up Bill to Codify Recently Revoked Executive Order 11246
On February 5, 2025, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeking to codify the recently revoked Executive Order 11246.