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California Employment Law Report
Costly Mistake of Misclassifying Independent Contractors
Many California companies have recently been sued and had an assessment issued against them by the California Employment Development Department (“EDD”) for unpaid payroll taxes because the company allegedly misclassified…
California Employment Law Report
Court Holds That Employer Is Not Liable For Punitive Damages For Labor Code Violations
Christine Brewer, a longtime waitress employed at the Cottonwood Golf Club restaurant, quit her job in March 2005. Shortly thereafter, Brewer filed this action against her employer, Premier Golf Properties,…
La Revue
L’entrée en vigueur du nouveau Code du travail
Depuis sa création en 1910, la dernière grande révision du Code du travail français date de 1973. De nombreux textes issus de multiples réformes ont été intégrés depuis et une…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
California Supreme Court Approves Lump Sum Business Expense Reimbursements
On November 6, 2007, the California Supreme Court decided the case of Gattuso v. Harte-Hanks Shoppers, Inc., unanimously holding that employers may satisfy their business expense reimbursement obligations under the…
La Revue
Rupture du contrat de travail
Date de prise d’effet d’une résiliation judiciaire Cass. soc., 11 janvier 2007, P. n° 05-40.626, P+B+R+I La résiliation judiciaire d’un contrat de travail produit effet au jour où le juge…
La Revue
Modalités d’application des conventions de forfait annuelles en jours pour les cadres autonomes
Cass. soc., 13 décembre 2006, n° 05-14.685 FS-P+BLa convention de forfait-jours ne se conçoit pas sans la négociation d’un accord collectif en bonne et due forme.
Construction & Infrastructure Law Blog
California Wage Order Provision Exempting Employees Covered By Collective Bargaining Agreements From Meal Period Rules Found Invalid
In Bearden v. U.S. Borax, Inc., a California Court of Appeal was asked to decide the validity of a provision in the Industrial Welfare Commission's Wage Orders that exempts employees…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Strict Compliance With California’s Pay Stub Law Is Essential
In the recent decision of Cicairos v. Summit Logistics, Inc., C048133 (October 27, 2005), the California Court of Appeal discussed a lawsuit brought by five truck drivers for various Labor…