Politicians in several states have been lobbying for years to make “bullying” in the workplace illegal. While Tennessee is the only state with such a law currently on its books, California took a step…
Read Article[This originally appeared in the Los Angeles Daily Journal.] I was recently vetting some potential mediators with a colleague whose opinion I generally respect. In response to one of his proposals, I said, “yeah,…
Read ArticleCalifornia lawmakers and Governor Brown have been busy enacting new laws that are guaranteed to impact California businesses, particularly small employers. One requires employers to provide accrued, paid sick leave beginning on July 1,…
Read ArticleWhen California employees initiate complaints for unpaid wages (including misclassification or for unpaid overtime), the typical procedure is for the Labor Commissioner to schedule a conference, under California Labor Code Section 98.3, to include…
Read Article“Always one thing at a time. Why must you put out your facts like gold coins, Frau Richter?” -John Le Carre, A Most Wanted ManI recently spent several days preparing inexperienced witnesses for their first…
Read Article[This article was previously published in the November 2, 2014 issue of California Litigation] “Believe it or not, the composition and layout of some of my images fall precisely . . . within the…
Read ArticleMost employers understand, at least implicitly, that California law requires employees to be reimbursed for necessary expenditures or losses incurred in the course of doing their job. The California Court of Appeal recently clarified that…
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