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The firm is pleased to announce the 20th anniversary of its founding on April 6, 1992....
Payne & Fears LLP was recently named as one of the 2013 Best Places to Work in Orange County in a special section of the July 29th issue of the Orange County Business Journal. The awards program was created in 2009...
As of February 1, 2014, Payne & Fears LLP officially promoted Nathan (Nate) Cazier of the firm’s Irvine office, and Matthew Durham of the Las Vegas office, to partner. “We are extremely pleased to elevate Nate and...
July 30, 2017
Too much information? Think your e-mails and phone calls at work are private? Think again.
Employees often feel they have more rights to privacy at work than they actually do, according to an August 3rd article in the Miami Herald. As long as employees are made aware of company privacy policies, employers in most...
With the popularity of online networking websites such as Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn, more and more hiring managers are turning to the web to find and interview references for prospective employees. As an August 18th...
California class actions against employers for break time violations will be harder to file and more difficult to prove, according to an August 18th article published by Law360. In two recent cases against Brinker...
On May 23, 2013, the California Court of Appeal affirmed a jury verdict awarding damages to a former Safeway assistant store manager. The Court found that a manager who performed various nonexempt tasks while simultaneously...
July 30, 2017
New California Employment Legislation: Legislature Continues to Expand Employee Rights
Numerous new laws took effect in California on January 1, 2014 which expand employee rights and increase compliance requirements for employers. Expanded whistleblower rights, increased penalties for nonpayment of wages, and...
July 30, 2017
The Law of Alternative Work Arrangements: Furloughs, Reduced Work Weeks & Flexible Work Arrangements
Layoffs are not the only option for corporations facing the need to cut costs. Alternatives include mandatory furloughs, reduced work weeks and flexible work arrangements; however, employers must implement these strategies...
Are female attorneys at a greater risk for being laid off during a recession? That is a question explored by Anna Collins in her February 24, 2009 column on TheGlassHammer.com. Some experts say that there is no...
With unemployment growing and more companies downsizing, it is important to be prepared for a lay-off. A recent Yahoo! HotJobs article lists the top 10 things to if you are laid off that will help keep you financially...
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (“the Act”), in an attempt to provide economic stimulus to the nation’s economy. Among the provisions of...