Do You Pay a Piece Rate or for Flagged Hours? Employer Beware!
On April 2, 2013 the California Court of Appeal published its decision in Gonzalez v. Downtown LA Motors, LP, 2013WL 1316514. The decision will have [...]
The Unflappable Iron Lady
In honor of Margaret Thatcher's life I have attached a short clip of a British House of Commons debate with the Iron Lady taking on [...]
Cheer Up! It Could Be Worse — You Could Be Working For Me
It's Friday. So here is something on the lighter side of things. Forbes is reporting that an associate attorney is the most unhappy job in America. [...]
$4.5 Million For Bad Timing
Last week a San Diego jury awarded an employee-plaintiff $4.5 million. (Steffens v. Regus Group PLC. ). During an evaluation, Denise Steffens complained that she [...]
Kaweah Delta Hospital, English-Only Rules and Third Parties
I was amused to read the story in the Visalia Times-Delta last week on the policy at Kaweah Delta Hospital District to encourage employees to [...]
California Has A Negative Net Worth in the “Hundreds” of Billions of Dollars
The Sacramento Bee has a headline that reads: "State auditor: California's net worth at negative $127.2 billion".As troubling as that headline is, the most startling [...]