An important change to California Labor Code 2751 takes effect January 1, 2013. That’s next week! The change requires California employers who pay their employees sales commissions (regardless whether commissions are all or just…
Read ArticleSome employers struggle with reasonable accommodation of an employee’s religious preferences. Effective January 1, 2013, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) definition of “religious creed” will be amended to explicitly include “religious dress practice”…
Read ArticleI counsel and defend both small and large companies, mostly on employment issues and cases. I see many differences in how a larger, more established company handles its role as a defendant in civil…
Read ArticleA new California law restricts an employer’s right to seek access to existing or prospective employees’ social media accounts. The law, Chapter 2.5 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Labor Code…
Read ArticleThe California Supreme Court will decide whether the terms of a franchise agreement, or the franchisor’s conduct at-odds with that agreement, govern for purposes of whether the franchisor can face liability for (mis-)treatment of a franchisee’s employee.…
Read ArticleEach year I’m faced with the decision which, if any, industry conferences to attend. A shortage of time and money dictates that I cannot go to every conference I would like to attend. Even if I could cobble…
Read ArticleI have a friend who is a BSD in the venture capital world. I reached out to him a while back because I had read that one of the companies his firm was…
Read ArticleNot everyone is cut out to play the boss. While I suspect there are a few sadists who actually enjoy the act of firing an employee, most people hate delivering bad news and learning…
Read ArticleEven in an age in which instantaneous online communications, remote access and teleconferencing have made it possible to dispense with a good deal of in-person business communications, I continue to practice in a realm which requires I spend (hopefully)…
Read ArticleOn June 25th, the California Supreme Court issued an opinion (Coito v. Superior Court) that settles the question whether witness interviews by an investigator must be revealed during pretrial discovery. To put the opinion in perspective, I’ll…
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