by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Aug 3, 2011
An employee in California cannot be compelled by an agreement with his employer to limit his right of re-employment in the industry. The invalidity of such “non-compete” agreements is soundly fixed in California case law. A recent federal case...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Aug 2, 2011
Texting, mobile calls, and email on smartphones, including a host of both personal and business applications [“Apps”] open a pandora’s box of privacy issues for employees who accept partial or full reimbursement of mobile phone costs from their...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Aug 2, 2011
This morning I received a call from a retired Employment Lawyer of 30 years or more practice who spent decades in the trenches representing employees in trial and arbitrations. She and I discussed the necessary methods of proof in discrimination cases. She...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Aug 1, 2011
A $1 increase in gasoline prices over a 7-year period would reduce obesity in the U.S. by 10%, according to a study by Charles Courtemanche of the University of North Carolina that found evidence of a negative association between gas prices and body weight. Gas-price...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 29, 2011
Opening statements were given this week [7-29-11] in L.A. Superior Court in the case of TCW v. Gunlach. Trust Co. of the West (TCW) sued one of its top performing bond investors, Jeffrey Gundlach for stealing an enormous volume of data that TCW asserts...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 28, 2011
I have a dream . . . a bad dream! I am standing before my client’s peers in a discrimination trial, and I am pointing an accusatory finger at a well-dressed, professional looking employer. Her lawyer has worked hard at presenting her as a...
