by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 28, 2015
TV shows and movies capture the excitement, twists, turns, and suspense of court room proceedings. And it can be exciting! There are times when a case benefits from and is done justice by a trial by jury. Some stories deserve to be heard, and trial verdicts can...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 27, 2015
INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS “NEGOTIATION” Negotiation is a creative endeavor to produce a mutually acceptable outcome. The key words in this statement are a) creative; b) endeavor; c) acceptable and d) outcome. A skilled negotiator sees the creative...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 24, 2015
Employees Now Less Likely to Pay Costs of Suit. Prevailing defendants litigating against employees under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) rarely recover attorney’s fees from the employee. But, even when the employee’s case had merit, they have...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 24, 2015
Not only are brains not created equal, they are created with different processing styles. I’m a visual person who enjoys movement and seeing unexpected relationships among ideas. When I ‘owned’ this particular creative style, my employment law practice shifted. One...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 17, 2015
Today’s Hiring Practices in Corporate America “The best way I could describe it,” one member of a law firm’s hiring committee confessed to a New York Times* journalist, “is like if you were on a date. You kind of know when there’s a...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Feb 23, 2015
Are you being misclassified as an Independent Contractor? Why does the question matter? Because if you are misclassified as an independent contractor, you could be losing important legal protections and benefits. Overview This article covers four related...
