Employers are still reeling from last week’s decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, in which the California Supreme Court said that employers (and even a state
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CA Supreme Court Turns Independent Contractor Analysis on its Head
Determining whether a California worker is an independent contractor or an employee has always been difficult. Judges deciding the issue have complained that the test used by California courts “provides
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Q&A Regarding Alternative Workweek Schedules
Employees generally love Alternative Workweek Schedules. They prefer, for example, working four 10-hour days to working five eight-hour days. They work the same number of hours but they get an
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Scam Targets Defendants in Class-Action Cases
We’ve discussed before how phishing scams target employers. A new scam focuses on defendants who have settled class-action claims. The scammers send wire transfer instructions that appear to come
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The Ugly Side of Salon & Spa Compensation
Earlier this week, I was advising a client on the termination of one of their spa employees. During the course of the conversation about his poor performance, the issue of
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California Meal and Rest Period Rules Are Absurd
California has the most stringent meal and rest break rules in the country. If an employee’s break is not taken within the proper time, is not long enough, or is
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Don’t Let Your Efforts to Reduce Overtime Lead to a Class Action
Wages, salaries, and benefits make up a large proportion of costs for most businesses. One way to control these costs is to control how much overtime employees work. In California,
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California Court Sets Up Showdown with SCOTUS over Class-Action Waivers
The California Supreme Court has once again deviated from what many view as clear precedent of the U.S. Supreme
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Supreme Court Justices (presumably 9 of them) Will Again Address Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Clauses
Last Friday, the US Supreme Court agreed to hear cases from the 9th, 7th, and 5th Circuits in which the courts are split on the issue whether class action waivers
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What Does It Mean That CA Employers Must “Relinquish All Control” During Breaks?
Let’s pick up where we left off. In our last post of 2016, I was complaining about the California Supreme Court’s decision in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc.
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