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...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Feb 22, 2015
Introduction. Inside & Outside Commissioned Sales Exemptions are complex, and present traps for the unsophisticated employee. The outside sales exemption is a hard reality for many. Outside sales people working on commission only are exempt from minimum wage....
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Feb 19, 2015
Bad job references present a problem – what to say when fired. Bad references can hobble contenders in a competitive race for jobs. My clients often ask: What am I to say to new employers about being fired? Generally, the less you discuss the bad job...
