An ongoing issue for many California employers relates to minimum wage laws. Often, businesses violate wage and hour laws without knowing it. Unfortunately, ignorance is not a defense should a disgruntled employee decide to take legal action against you. California minimum wage Although there are some exceptions, almost all employees in California must be paid…
DetailsWith summer just around the corner, many businesses are looking forward to the inexpensive and/or free labor provided by unpaid interns. What many businesses may not know is that courts are cracking down on what businesses are able to ‘get away’ with in terms of unpaid internships, as more and more unpaid interns file related…
DetailsFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is not a stranger to litigation. The tech guru, who made billions on a business model designed to connect friends, family and colleagues, is currently being sued for breaching his alleged promise to introduce select individuals to a seller of a real property in exchange for a reduced purchase price. A…
DetailsThink you can fire an employee for posting obscenities aimed at a supervisor? Think again. According to a recently published NLRB decision, an employer violated Section 8(a)(1) and (3) of the National Labor Relations Act by firing an employee for an obscenity-laced spiteful Facebook post directed towards a supervisor on the grounds that the employee’s…
DetailsYour employee claims to be injured while on the job. Although you may have doubts, as an employer in a state where workers’ rights and workers’ compensation are strictly regulated and enforced, what can you do? To deny the employee’s claim or challenge the validity of their injury could place you and your company at…
DetailsRPNA prevails in petition for review on Augustus v. ABM Security Services appellate decision. LOS ANGELES, CA, May 7, 2015—The Supreme Court last week voted 7-0 to review an appellate court ruling in the closely watched case of Augustus v. ABM Security Services which held that “on-duty” rest breaks are permissible under California law. The Supreme Court…
DetailsNicholas Roxborough has been invited to join the Advisory Board of California Organized Investment Network (COIN). COIN’s vision is to serve as a national model to provide leadership in increasing insurance industry investment in underserved and rural communities throughout California. For more information on Nick’s practice, please click here.
DetailsNicholas Roxborough will be speaking at the 11th Annual California Workers’ Comp Forum in San Diego, October 24-25, 2013. To learn more about Nick’s practice, please click here.
DetailsSenior Partners Drew Pomerance and Michael Adreani will be speaking at the Risk Management Society Annual Conference in Denver, April 27-30, 2014. To learn more about RPNA’s experienced team of attorneys, click here.
DetailsLOS ANGELES, CA, July 3, 2014—Nick Roxborough was appointed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to serve as a Commissioner on the Police Permit Review Panel. He was approved by the Los Angeles City Council and sworn in as a Commissioner on July 1, 2014. He was later elected chairman of the PPRP in July…
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