All Categories Business Transactions Landlord & Tenant Immigration Trust & Estate Mediation Environmental Tax Bankruptcy Lawyers and Attorneys Writs & Appeals Uncategorized News Construction Real Estate Personal Injury Labor & Employment Media & First Amendment Business State Bar Litigation May 11, 2021LIS PENDENS (“A SUIT PENDING”) AND THE PERILS OF NOT MEETING THE “REAL PROPERTY CLAIM” REQUIREMENTRead More May 11, 2021Shhh…Quiet, Title! When “Ancient” Mortgages or Deeds of Trust Come Back to Haunt YouRead More April 20, 2021COMPLIANCE WITH IMMIGRATION LAWS IS NOT JUST FOR THOSE EMPLOYERS HIRING FOREIGN EMPLOYEESRead More March 26, 2021EMPLOYERS MUST BE CAREFUL WHEN ROUNDING EMPLOYEE TIME PUNCHESRead More December 17, 2020EMPLOYERS SHOULD REQUIRE MINOR EMPLOYEES TO EXECUTE NEW EMPLOYMENT-RELATED AGREEMENTS UPON TURNING EIGHTEENRead More December 11, 2020THE INCONSPICUOUS FROG CASE – ARBITRATION, DUE PROCESS, AND ATTORNEY’S FEES AND COSTSRead More November 13, 2020EMPLOYEES WHO LIVE AND WORK PREDOMINATELY OUTSIDE OF CALIFORNIA ARE NOT ENTITLED TO CALIFORNIA COMPLIANT WAGE STATEMENTSRead More June 15, 2020Reopening the Economy: A Tricky Balance of Enticing Customers Back While Offering a Safe Work and Business EnvironmentRead More June 9, 2020EMPLOYERS MAY NEED TO BEGIN PAYING EMPLOYEES FOR TRANSPORTING EMPLOYER TOOLS, PARTS, AND EQUIPMENTRead More March 16, 2020COVID-19 Employer PracticesRead More February 25, 2020EMPLOYER HANDBOOKS DON’T NEED TO BE PERFECTRead More March 21, 2018Employers: When the government comes knocking, will you be prepared?Read More April 25, 2017Nonexempt Salaried Employees Entitled to Overtime and May Recover Damages Without Proof of Hours WorkedRead More June 17, 2016Employee Cell Phone Usage May be Reimbursable – Cochran v. SchwanRead More January 15, 2016New California Minimum Wage Effect On Split Shift EmployeesRead More December 15, 2015New California Minimum Wage Effects More than Just Entry-level EmployeesRead More July 9, 2014Employer Class Action CertificationRead More March 6, 2014Protecting Trade Secrets From Use by Former EmployeesRead More March 6, 2014California Minimum Wage Law (2014): The Hidden EffectsRead More November 26, 2013Employers Beware – Potential Liability for Serving Alcohol at Holiday PartiesRead More August 8, 2013U.S. Supreme Court Delivers Body-Blow To Employee Class Action LitigationRead More January 14, 2013Employers Beware: Overtime Wages Must Be Paid to Salaried EmployeesRead More December 18, 2012The Perils of Acting as an “Owner-Builder”Read More November 21, 2012California Courts Narrowly Construe Covenants Not to CompeteRead More November 19, 2012Circumventing Workers Compensation PreemptionRead More August 9, 2012Salas v. Sierra Chemical Co. – Undocumented Workers May Be Precluded From Bringing Claims Against EmployersRead More May 21, 2012JURORS GONE WILD! Emotions Run Amok?Read More January 13, 2012Employers Beware – Provision in Employment Agreement Requiring Binding Arbitration May Be UnenforceableRead More November 8, 2011Warning to Contractors and Material Suppliers: Your Workers’ Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your WealthRead More September 20, 2011Law Clerk Claims Not to be a “Professional,” Loses AppealRead More September 15, 2011Vacation Time Disguised as a “Sabbatical” May Require Employee Compensation Upon TerminationRead More July 6, 2011Sole Shareholder of Corporation Is Not Liable for Employment Discrimination in the Absence of Alter Ego LiabilityRead More June 15, 2011Anti-Retaliation Statute Applies Both to Written and Oral ComplaintsRead More June 7, 2011Union’s Personal Attacks on Managers Have LimitsRead More June 3, 2011California Employers Wrestling With How to Control the Social Media of Their StaffRead More May 13, 2011Pension Benefits of Public Retirees Not PrivateRead More March 15, 2011What Must an Employer Do When a Non-Employee Harasses an Employee?Read More March 14, 2011Homeowner Sued by Subcontractor’s Injured EmployeeRead More March 2, 2011Non-Compete Clauses After Edwards v. Authur Andersen LLPRead More February 22, 2011Duran v. U.S. Bank – Can Class Action Plaintiffs Use Statistical Sampling to Prove Liability?Read More February 15, 2011Brinker v. Hohnbaum – Employers May Be Required to Ensure that Employees Take Meal BreaksRead More January 21, 2011Terminating Employee Shortly After Complaint to HR Exposes Employer to LiabilityRead More December 29, 2010How Bankruptcy Affects Tax Obligations for Individuals and Sole ProprietorsRead More December 21, 2010Employers- Avoid the Million Dollar Liability in Your PaychecksRead More