The California Supreme Court has ruled that “hours worked” under the California Labor Code and Industrial Wage Commission (“IWC”) Wage Order No. 4-2001 includes all time spent at an employer’s workplace and under the…
Read ArticleCalifornia’s meal period rules generally prohibit employers from having employees work more than 5 hours without providing a meal period of at least 30 minutes. However, the Wage Orders do recognize an exception to…
Read ArticlePoliticians 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…
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