by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 16, 2016
Unpaid Employment Expenses Are Only the Beginning Employees have a powerful tool in California Labor Code Section 2802 to recover unpaid expenses incurred in the course of employment. The three key phrases found in Section 2802 are: Indemnity Attorney’s fees...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 13, 2016
Prior Restraint of Speech An interesting “prior restraint of speech” issue is erupting from use of the LinkedIn social network. ReachLocal, Inc. obtained a preliminary injunction prohibiting PPC Claims from contacting ReachLocal’s clients through LinkedIn or...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 6, 2016
Tim Ferris is the author and proponent of the “Four Hour Work Week.” Goodreads He interviewed Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” [Discovery Channel]. Podcast Mike Rowe is a brilliant and articulate entertainer with a neurotic love of the word...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 5, 2016
A Sagging Mousketeer — Walt Disney Co Sued for Age Discrimination Mickey is charged with being an ageist rat by a Los Angeles County law suit for age discrimination by Disneyland [The Walt Disney Company]. The complaint alleges not just bad behavior, but bad...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 5, 2016
Uber Class Action Case Becomes Uber-Risky What does $100 million buy? For Uber, an employee by any other name remains an “independent contractor.” U.S. District Judge Edward Chen for the Northern District of California issued two rulings in late 2015 pointing to...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | May 4, 2016
“The world is grown so bad, that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” Shakespeare, Richard III. The Class Action Arbitration Issue An employment law case for racial discrimination damages against a Manhattan Beach car dealership has become...
