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Employers should breathe a sigh of relief.  On December 14, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board overturned the dramatic expansion of the joint employer test it established just two years ago in the controversial...

In a case of first impression in Nevada, Neville v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 95 (Dec. 7, 2017), the Nevada Supreme Court held that employees have a private right of action to recoup unpaid wages under...

This month’s key California employment law cases involve disability discrimination claims and procedural issues related to workers’ compensation proceedings. Disability Discrimination – Neufeld v. WinCo Holdings,...

Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Daniel F. Fears has been recognized by Orange County Business Journal in its 2017 OC 500 Directory of Influence.  The OC 500 is a compendium of 500...

This 90 minute meeting will cover new laws impacting employers in California and nationwide; how to address politics, speech and the workplace creating a culture of inclusion and openness; revelations in harassment cases and...

The general rule in the United States has historically permitted non-competition agreements when they are reasonable in time and geographic scope.  California has been the leading exception.  Business and...

Eric Sohlgren and Robert Coviello discuss the top employment law developments of 2017. In this focused 90-minute program, the speakers focus on the changes likely to have the greatest effect on employment law...

This one-hour session, geared toward human resources professionals and in-house attorneys, will cover legal changes impacting California employers, including a discussion of new laws, enforcement trends, and “hot...

A California Court of Appeal has confirmed that additional insured endorsements (“AIE”) granting coverage for liability arising out of a named insured’s “ongoing operations,” and in effect during those “ongoing...

Every company that uses email or stores files electronically (i.e. every company) finding itself in litigation must comply with increasingly onerous discovery obligations.  While electronic storage and transmission of...

Payne & Fears LLP has been ranked in the 2018 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list and regionally in 5 practice areas. We are honored to have been recognized as...

This article was originally published in the Orange County Business Journal “General Counsel” supplement in October 2017. The article has been reprinted below with permission. In today’s business environment,...