News & Insights

Leila Narvid, a Partner in our San Francisco office, was a guest speaker at Middlebury Institute of International Studies for their course entitled “Legal Aspects of Compliance” where she spoke extensively about...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve wage-and-hour issues.  Donohue v. AMN Servs., 29 Cal. App. 5th 1068, 241 Cal. Rptr. 3d 111 (2018) Summary: Policy rounding employees’ time worked is legal if...

In partnership with the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce, Partner James R. Moss will host a complimentary breakfast seminar to take the “pain and fear” out of challenging employment law questions, including...

Payne & Fears LLP is proudly sponsoring the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association’s 41st Annual Scholarship Fundraiser & Installation Dinner.  About the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association (OCHBA) Since...

On February 7, 2019, the California Supreme Court unanimously held in Goonewardene v. ADP, Inc., S238941 that a payroll service provider cannot be held liable for errors it makes in issuing paychecks to workers of companies...

On February 4, 2019, a divided panel of the California Court of Appeal held in Ward v. Tilly’s, Inc., No. B280151, that employees scheduled for “on-call” or “call-in” shifts may be entitled to reporting time pay,...

July 30, 2018 – Los Angeles, California Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that Randy R. Haj has joined the firm’s Los Angeles office as a senior associate within the Business Litigation Group. He was previously...

The firm is a proud Sustaining Sponsor of the The National Association of Women Lawyers. This year, we are excited to sponsor the Mid-Year Meeting at the Topaz level. The NAWL Mid-Year Meeting offers both professional...

Irvine, Calif. – February 5, 2019 – Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that it has elected two attorneys, Rhianna S. Hughes and Alejandro G. Ruiz, to the partnership. “We are extremely pleased and...

January 30, 2019 – Irvine, California Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that eight partners have been selected to the 2019 Southern California “Super Lawyers” list:  Jeffrey K. Brown, Daniel F....

The last few years have brought an increasing number of class action lawsuits filed against employers alleging non-compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”). As part of an evolving trend of narrowly...

January 28, 2019 – El Segundo, California Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce the addition of a prominent business and insurance litigation partner to its growing Los Angeles office. Robert C. Leventhal joins the...