Terminating and/or firing employees is an often dreaded task faced by employers in all industries and lay offs are no different. Unfortunately, at some point in the business life cycle, financial difficulties may mean a business owner needs to lay off employees – and do so in a manner that does not result in legal…
DetailsAs we have discussed in previous posts, smartphones are making life a bit more challenging for business owners, especially in terms of overtime pay. It’s a modern reality that today’s workplace is anywhere within range of a wireless signal. With many employees habitually checking their smartphones at all hours for emails, text messages, voicemails, tweets,…
DetailsRPNA Partner Drew Pomerance is joining the esteemed Employment Law Panel at CAALA’s Annual Las Vegas Convention on September 1, 2017 at the Wynn Hotel. The expert panel will present hot topics in employment law such as wrongful termination, gender and racial discrimination, equal pay, and whistleblower cases. Mr. Pomerance will be focusing on the latest…
DetailsRPNA Partner Drew Pomerance is scheduled to speak on August 29, 2017 at the California HR Conference (CAHR) in Long Beach. As one of the principal attorneys in the landmark Supreme Court decision in Augustus v. ABM, he will be exploring the impact of this ruling on rest break requirements and clarify employers’ obligations to…
DetailsGenerally speaking, joint employment, or co-employment, is the sharing of control and supervision of an employee’s activity among two or more business entities. A benefit of the increasingly popular employment practice is the ease with which joint employers are often able to hire experts in niche industries, individuals with specialist skills, and/or even replace their…
DetailsCalifornia’s “Day of Rest” statute continues to plague employers, but a recent case brings with it some good news. Under California Labor Code section 550-558.1, an employer is prohibited “from ‘caus[ing] his employees to work more than six days in seven” unless “the total hours of employment do not exceed 30 hours in any week.”[1]…
DetailsEmployers, beware: New regulations expand existing transgender protections under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). FEHA protects individuals who identify as transgender and provides protections on the basis of both gender identity and gender expression — regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth. California law also specifically protects an employee’s right to appear…
DetailsPrior to AB 2337, a law that expands the rights of certain employees, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking were protected if: their employers retaliated against them, they took time off, they requested reimbursement for lost wages and work benefits, or sought equitable relief from the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement as it…
DetailsThe issue of Applied Underwriters’ ‘bait and switch’ marketing tactics to sell its workers’ compensation product was the focus of a recent San Fernando Valley Business Journal Article. The article highlighted RPNA’s case against the Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary (Luxor Cabs v. Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company) as well as a similar case (Shasta Linen…
DetailsDrew Pomerance was named by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals as one of the top labor & employment lawyers in California. More than 175 lawyers, judges, and in-house counsel from around the state attended the special reception held at The Montage in Beverly Hills on July 18 to honor those selected for…
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