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California Employment Law
Governor Brown Stands Up Against Ridiculously Excessive Attorneys' Fees
In January 2010, I wrote about Chavez v. City of Los Angeles, where a lawyer who recovered $11,500 for his client on a retaliation claim asked the court to award $870,935.50…
California Employment Law
The Long Arm of the Law
California law requires that non-exempt employees be paid overtime after 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week. In…
California Employment Law
Governor Brown Appoints New Labor Commissioner
Governor Jerry Brown has appointed Julie Su to be California's next Labor Commissioner. Some of you are very familiar with the role of the Labor Commissioner. If you're not, the…
La Revue
Aucune indemnité pour non respect de la procédure en cas de résiliation judiciaire du contrat de travail aux torts de l’employeur
Cass. Soc., 20 octobre 2010, n° 08-70433 Pour la première fois, dans son arrêt du 20 octobre 2010, la chambre sociale de la Cour de cassation pose le principe selon…
La Revue
Le nouveau régime de la mutation temporaire du salarié
Cass. Soc., 3 février 2010, n°08-41.412 En l’absence de dispositions légales, les règles relatives à la mutation du salarié ont été définies par la jurisprudence. Ainsi, la Cour de cassation…
La Revue
GPEC et licenciement collectif pour motif économique
Cass. soc.,30 septembre 2009, n° 07-20.525 FS-PBR La question de savoir si une entreprise pouvait initier un plan de sauvegarde de l'emploi sans avoir préalablement négocié la GPEC (gestion prévisionnelle…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Truck Drivers Take Arbitration Highway To Overtime Class Action
As I have written, employees need not file class actions in a court in order to band together to seek overtime monies. Arbitration is a distinct possibility. In the recent…
California Employment Law Report
Punitive Damages Are Not Recoverable For Alleged Labor Code Violations
As a matter of law, Plaintiffs’ cannot recovery punitive damages for Labor Code violations. Brewer v. Premier Golf Properties (2008) 168 Cal.App.4th 1243, 1252. In Brewer, the court stated: We…
California Employment Law Report
Individual Corporate Officers Cannot Be Personally Liable For the Alleged Labor Code Violations of the Corporation
California law has held that “employer” does not include an entity’s agents, and therefore there is no personal liability for Labor Code violations. Reynolds v. Bement (2005) 36 Cal.4th 1075,…
California Employment Law Report
Employers Beware: Costs Related To Employee Uniforms
Question: May I require my employees to wear a particular uniform? California law allows employers to require employees to wear particular types of clothing or uniforms to work. If an…