When is an Intern Really an Intern?
The weather is warming up. Spring break has concluded. Students are getting closer to summer break and looking for jobs and even internships. Students prefer jobs to internships because they [...]
Why Mark Zuckerberg May Never Pay Taxes Again: Buy, Borrow & Die
CNN op-ed: Zuck Never Has to Pay Taxes Again, by Edward J. McCaffery (USC):So, you think you have it bad this tax season. Have you heard that Facebook founder Mark [...]
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 a wide-reaching and substantial financial [...]
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 any who wished to step [...]
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. That's probably why Travis and [...]
$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 could not give her staff [...]
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