The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is asking the California State Supreme Court to interpret sections of the California Labor
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CA Court Changes Rules on Healthcare Worker Meal Periods
Companies who employ healthcare employees on shifts longer than 12 hours need to change their meal period rules immediately. It would be even better if they can go back in…
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California Employment Arbitration: What Now?
For years, the rules surrounding employment arbitration agreements in California have been in a state of flux. In light of the US Supreme Court’s decision this week not to grant…
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CA Judges Bring Class Action Wage Claim
Yesterday, in Robert M. Mallano v. John Chiang et al., the court certified a class of 1,600 active state court judges and 1,800 retired judges and pension beneficiaries. The…
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Nice Work If You Can Get It: CA Supreme Court Requires Pay for Sleeping Workers
The California Wage Orders require that employees be paid for “all hours worked.” Mendiola v. CPS Security, a California Supreme Court opinion issued yesterday, addressed how to treat 24-hour…
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CA Court Permits On-Call Rest Periods
While the 2012 California Supreme Court decision in Brinker clarified some of the landscape for meal and rest period litigation, break requirements continue to give …
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U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Grant Writ in Iskanian
Last June, the California Supreme Court in Iskanian v. CLS Transportation, 59 Cal. 4th 348, decided that the…
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Judge Begs Higher Courts to Clarify Exempt Status
It’s harder to determine whether employees are exempt from overtime requirements under California law than under federal law. Under federal law, exempt status depends on an employee’s primary duty and…
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Taxes on Meals for Employees: The Taxman Cometh For Your Lunch
For decades, employers have relied on IRS policy that says when meals are provided for “the convenience of the employer,” the value of the meal is not taxable income. That …
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Ten Commandments for Avoiding Employment Lawsuits in California
From the employer’s perspective, the only way to truly “win” an employment case is to avoid it in the first place. We litigators love the thrill of gettting a…
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