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Employment Law Watch
California Third State To Restrict Employer Right to Access Employee and Applicant Social Media
New California Labor Code Section 980, restricting employer access to employees’ personal social media, goes into effect on January 1, 2013. California will become the third state, behind Maryland and…
California Employment Law Report
Everything Employers Need To Know About Social Media In the Workplace In 2013
I will be conducting a webinar on January 15, 2013 on legal issues of social media in the workplace. The presentation will cover everything a California employer needs to know…
California Employment Law Report
Surprise – Employers Face New Employee Personnel Records Obligations in 2013, But The Term “Personnel Records” Is Not Defined
California employers face a law (AB 2674) taking effect on January 1, 2013 (click here for a list of other new employment laws effective in 2013), which changes their duties…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Appellate Panel Tries to Draft a Roadmap for the California Supreme Court to Save California’s Prohibition of Class Action Waivers from U.S. Supreme Court Precedent
By Thomas Kaufman Follow me on Twitter The battle for how the landmark arbitration decision Concepcion v. AT&T Mobility (“Concepcion”) should be construed in California continues with Monday’s issuance of Franco v. Arekelian…
Employment & Labor
Latest Court of Appeal Decision in Harris v. Superior Court (Liberty Mutual) Depublished, the Administrative/Production Worker Dichotomy Remains Uncertain
By: Meagan D. Christiansen If you’ve attended any of our seminars revolving around wage and hour issues over the past year, you will undoubtedly remember our discussions of Harris v.…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
California Court of Appeals Confirms That Time Rounding Is Permissible
By Michael Kun and Aaron Olsen Agreeing with the recent federal district court opinion in our case Alonzo v. MAXIMUS, Inc., 832 F.Supp.2d 1122, 1126 (2011), the California Court of…
Employment & Labor
See’s Candy Decision a Halloween Treat for Rounding Punch Times
By: Brendan J. Begley Right in time for Halloween, See’s Candy Shops, Inc., has managed to sweet talk the California Court of Appeal into giving a sugary treat to employers…
Employment & Labor
First “Commission” Agreements Must Be in Writing. Now the Definition of “Commissions” is Limited Under Labor Code § 2751
Last year, California revised Labor Code section 2751 such that any employment agreement involving "commission" payments would have to be put into writing with a signed copy of the agreement…
California Employment Law
California Supreme Court Says No Attorneys Fees in Meal and Rest Period Claims
By Fox Rothschild LLP, Fox Rothschild LLP
In an opinion filed on April 30th, the California Supreme Court held that attorneys' fees are not awarded to the winners in cases involving meal and rest period claims. In…
California Employment Law Report
How To Prepare For a Berman Hearing
My last post provided an overview of the Berman hearing process when an employee begins a claim for unpaid wages with the Labor Commissioner. If the parties do not settle…