Any Business Use of a Personal Cell Phone Requires Employee Reimbursement.
It is a fact of life that many employees make work-related call on their personal [...]
Class Action Lawsuits
Further Developments: Employee vs. Independent Contractor
The California Court of Appeals issued a ruling last week that is a win for [...]
NLRB Asserts Itself on Arbitration
Over the past twenty years, the issue of enforceability of arbitration agreements in the employment [...]
Plaintiffs Face an Increasingly Uphill Battle to Certify Meal Period Class Actions Post-Brinker
In 2012, the California Supreme Court, in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, held that [...]
Service Advisors Are Not Exempt Under the FLSA
Creating a dramatic change for many auto-related businesses in California, the Federal Appeals Court for [...]
What Does “Provide the Reasonable Opportunity to Take An Off-Duty Meal Period” Really Mean?
In a ground-breaking decision in 2012 the California Supreme Court ruled that while employers must [...]
State Supreme Court Rules: Employees Must “Rest” in Peace
The California Supreme Court has issued its long-awaited decision in Augustus et al. v ABM [...]
New Employment Laws for 2018
Earlier this week Governor Brown signed the last bills for the year. This newsletter provides [...]
Little Mistakes Can Cost Employers Big Money when it comes to Pay Stubs
In California, employers are required to provide employees with a wage statement (pay stub) every [...]
Time Rounding Policies Are Dangerous
A recent California appellate decision and reports about it might give employers the wrong idea. [...]