by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Oct 23, 2017
Customer Lists are Not Proprietary Merely by Being Included in a Trade Secret Agreement. The following is a completely hypothetical and fictional account presented to illustrate legal principles. The names of individuals and companies do not identify any real persons...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Oct 22, 2017
Workplace Bullies at work use tactics like these: 1. Phony Performance Improvement Plans or “PIPS.” Bully managers use these for set ups to harass you. The “plan” is not to improve your performance through training, resources, and availability for guidance, but to...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 11, 2017
California Employment Trial Lawyer May Lose But Is Not Defeated. California employment trial lawyer Carney Shegerian has made a reputation as a top trial lawyer for the Plaintiff employee in the last 5 years. His approach has been simple: try every case worth...
by EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXCLUSIVELY | Jul 7, 2017
Religious Freedom or Gender Bias? We’ve all read about the baker or photographer who refuses services to the gay wedding couple. In the clash of sincerely held beliefs of “right and wrong,” someone will get hurt. One such case will pit religious...
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...
