Employment - In General

Spotting FLSA & California overtime exemption violations

Who is classified as exempt from overtime and how to spot misclassification by employers

Asserting vicarious liability against private employers for the sexual misconduct of their employees with police-like authority

From Issue: 2012 April

Is it a plaintiff’s friend or foe? The answer may be found in Penal Code section 632

From Issue: 2017 March

Punitives should be at the forefront of your litigation strategy at every stage of your employment case

Bringing an employment action doesn’t mean “opening the kimono” at defendant’s whim

From Issue: 2012 April

CACI 3963 says that plaintiff’s damages should be reduced by the amount that plaintiff could have earned from other employment

From Issue: 2022 April

The use of social media sites or personal e-mail on employer-owned PCs and cell phones can destroy the employee’s right to privacy — and your case

From Issue: 2013 April

PAGA: Still an effective way to address labor code violations as traditional wage-and-hour class actions become more rare

From Issue: 2016 March

How to prove, and keep, a punitive damage award in an employment case

From Issue: 2017-June

Civil claims under the Defense Base Act involve issues not typically present in California workers-comp cases

From Issue: 2011 June

A new law and the recent [case]Rizo[/case] decision offer new hope in the battle for equal pay

From Issue: 2018 May

A look at the body of law governing the workplace culture within law enforcement