Overview Effective July 3, 2015, a pair of ordinances known collectively as the Formula Retail Employee Rights Ordinances or the Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights (“Ordinances”), places substantial burdens on covered San...
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June 26, 2015
Time is Running Out for California Employers to Bring Their Sick Leave Policies Into Compliance
Many California employers are assuming–incorrectly–that because they have an existing paid time off (PTO) or sick leave policy, they do not need to review their policies for compliance with California’s new...
May 15, 2015
A Cautionary Tale: Should You Turn Down a Check Offered as Satisfaction of Your Judgment?
In the recently published case, Gray1 CPB LLC v. SCC Acquisitions, Inc., the Court of Appeal determined that an attorney’s acceptance of a $13 million certified check covering his client’s entire judgment plus...
August 11, 2014
California Supreme Court Expands Potential Liability for Architects and Design Professionals
The California Supreme Court last week issued a decision with potentially broad liability implications for architects and design professionals. In Beacon Residential Cmty. Ass’n. v. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP...
California Employment Law Update The California Legislature continues to be active in passing legislation affecting California employers and employees. This article outlines the most notable employment laws that went...
The Isner case addresses the special circumstance of employers that require their employees to reside where they work. Husband and wife Plaintiffs Ron and Sharon Isner worked as apartment managers for Defendant...
California Employment Law Update On March 21, 2008, a San Diego County Superior Court ruled that Starbucks violated California law by allowing shift supervisors to share in the customer tip pool. Jou Chou, a former...
Employment Law Update On May 21, 2008, President Bush signed the “Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act,” or “GINA.” GINA is far-reaching in that it intersects with many federal laws including Title VII of the...
California Employment Law Update California businesses need to be prepared for a new law taking effect on July 1, 2008 that will change how California drivers can use their cell phones. Businesses with employee drivers in...
March 11, 2014
Court of Appeals Holds that California Employers Need Only Provide Meal and Rest Breaks Not Ensure that Employees Take Them
California Employment Law Update The plaintiffs, hourly employees of several Brinker-owned restaurants in California, filed a class action against the restaurant chain, alleging rest break violations, meal break and “early...
Edwards v. Arthur Andersen involved an employee, Raymond Edwards (“plaintiff”), of Arthur Andersen (“Andersen”) who attempted to secure employment with competitor HSBC in the midst of the collapse of...
California Employment Law Update Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 10, which was classified as an “urgency” bill, on September 30, 2008. The bill went into effect upon the governor’s signature, modifying...