by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jun 5, 2017
Overtime Calculation – Why the Definition of “Day” Matters Overtime in California is day to day. Premium pay is at 1.5 times the regular hourly rate for each hour over eight, and double time for each over 12. Overtime at double rate is also due on...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Oct 6, 2016
Seeing into our own biases is the first step to improving our ability to think clearly. This self-reflection is discomforting, but its rewards are many. That bias is so persistent in human thought suggests it has survival value. Bias is an economizing practice that...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 18, 2016
Stuck Employees Often Work for Dinosaur Employers You feel you’re working in a sort of Jurassic Park of bobble head conformity. How did this happen? Is getting the “right” job a matter of luck or intention? What if you hit a series of “bad” jobs, and resulting...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 3, 2016
Is this the way to get things done? How would you rank this negotiation? Where did H.R. go wrong in hiring this manager? How effective is this communication? Civility When Disagreements Are Intense I recently completed a series of acted scenarios for fellow lawyers in...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Sep 2, 2016
Don’t let your abusive boss destroy your soul. Recover your power. Restore your health. Why Your Abusive Boss Has So Much Power to Harm. We humans are wired for relationship. We survive and prosper in community. Isolate and marginalize us, and we suffer. ...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Aug 31, 2016
The New California Case Citation Rules of Court Pre July 1, 2016, a published Court of Appeal decision otherwise citable as law was automatically de-published upon grant of review by the California Supreme Court. A “de-published” decision cannot be cited...
