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Download this article here By: Gregory J. Norys and Caz C. Ashjian It is little surprise to California employers that California’s labor and employment laws seem difficult to comply with. While there are many laws all employers must follow, those dealing with meal and...
State and federal governments have significantly changed the contract and full-time employment guidelines. Employing increased scrutiny and penalties, the laws are especially tough on the incorrect classification of workers as independent contractors. Federal changes...
Download a PDF of the article here: By the Firm’s Labor & Employment Department For California employers, one of the most significant legal RISKS is a wrongful termination lawsuit. For a sometimes bewildering variety of reasons, terminating an employee can wind up with you as a defendant, either in court or negotiating a settlement with someone from the very aggressive,…
Download a PDF of the article here On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court handed down a key decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018) 4 Cal.5th 903. This ruling, a landmark in the state’s labor law, set out the requirements for companies to classify workers as independent contractors. It was later made into law in…
Download a PDF of the article here If your company conduct business through a website, you need to know the difference between “clickwrap” or “browsewrap” agreements. If you don’t know the difference between these terms and you are using the wrong noticing procedure on your website, your agreement is probably unenforceable. What do you mean unenforceable? It means that when…
By Gregory J. Norys All employers are required to verify the citizenship status for new employees before the first date of employment. As part of the process, all employers are required to obtain a Form I-9 for all new employees. On October 21, 2019 the Office of Management and Budget approved a new I-9 form. On January 31, 2020, the…
By Sherrie M. Flynn Download a PDF of this article here The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus is having significant impacts on companies, including disruption of supply chains and performance of delivery obligations. As a result, some companies may desire to be excused from their contractual obligations due to these events to avoid losses that may arise from inability to…
By Greg J. Norys Read the article here. A no-match letter is a notice sent by the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) to employers when an employee’s name and Social Security number do not match. The stated purpose of these letters is to ensure that the Social Security payments an employer makes on an employee’s behalf are properly credited to the…
Download a PDF of the article, “A Primer on Electronic Discovery” here By Darryl J. Horowitt As the owner of a business that may be a party to a lawsuit, you need to know about the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI), also known as e-discovery. Why? Because the requirements to preserve and produce ESI are quickly evolving and have…