Articles from California Labor and Employment Defense Blog

Employers Cannot Avoid Overtime by Dividing A Single Workshift Between Two Different Days or Weeks -- Seymore v. Metson Marine, Inc.
Mar 2, 2011 09:59 AM [EST]

Employers Cannot Avoid Overtime by Dividing A Single Worshift Between Two Different Days or Weeks -- Seymore v. Metson Marine, Inc.
Mar 2, 2011 09:59 AM [EST]

US Supreme Court Holds Employers May Be Liable Under "Cat's Paw" Theory
Mar 1, 2011 4:32 PM [EST]

Employees are Entitled to At Least Two Hours' Compensation for Attending Meetings -- Price v. Starbucks
Feb 23, 2011 2:11 PM [EST]

Court Condemns Employer Policies that "Discourage" Meal Breaks -- Tien v. Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Feb 19, 2011 4:12 PM [EST]

Employees Can Recover At Least Two Hours Per Day For Missed Meal and Rest Breaks -- United Parcel Service v. Superior Court
Feb 18, 2011 12:00 PM [EST]

Caution For Employers Regulating Employee's Internet Activity
Feb 9, 2011 01:00 AM [EST]

Supreme Court Approves Employee Background Check Questions on Drug Use -- NASA v. Nelson
Jan 26, 2011 09:00 AM [EST]

Retaliation by Association is Illegal -- Thompson v. North American Stainless, LP
Jan 25, 2011 2:14 PM [EST]

Van Vleck Turner & Zaller Relocates Offices
Jan 19, 2011 9:29 PM [EST]

List of Top 100 Employment Law Blogs Names California Workforce Resource Blog as #24
Jan 2, 2011 6:56 PM [EST]

Trial Courts Have Discretion to Allow Disclosure of Employee Contact Information Without Prior Notice -- County of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles County Employee Relations Commission, Service Employees Int'l Union Local 721
Dec 29, 2010 11:38 AM [EST]

California Minimum Wage Law Applies to State Employees -- Sheppard v. North Orange County Regional Occupational Program
Dec 27, 2010 2:52 PM [EST]

Employer Cannot Unilaterally Reduce Promised Commission Rates -- McCaskey v. California State Automobile Association
Nov 26, 2010 1:28 PM [EST]

California Supreme Court Extends Statute of Limitations for Late Wage Penalties -- Pineda v. Bank of America
Nov 19, 2010 10:54 AM [EST]

Monetary PAGA Penalties Appy to Violation of Wage Order Working Condition Provisions -- Bright v. 99 Cent Only Stores
Nov 16, 2010 9:47 PM [EST]

More political activity discrimination -- Keith Olbermann suspended for making campaign contributions
Nov 6, 2010 4:53 PM [EST]

Was Juan Williams' Termination By NPR Illegal Under California Law?
Oct 22, 2010 6:21 PM [EST]

Class of Newspaper Reporters Entitled to Overtime -- Wang v. Chinese Daily News
Oct 13, 2010 11:19 AM [EST]

Labor Code Protections Do Not Apply To Government Employees -- California Correctional Peace Officers Assoc. v. State of California
Sep 25, 2010 6:36 PM [EST]

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