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Most employers have realized the important role an employee handbook plays as an evidentiary tool in defending any type of employment claim.  Even small businesses with few employees need written policies to protect against...

“I don’t think I want to work here anymore.”  “I’m going to find another job.”  “Maybe I’ll just have to quit.”  The “fuzzy resignation” is not a summertime cocktail, but a common problem for...

Anyone who has visited an Apple retail store knows how much high value product is on the floor and in inventory.  Apple believed the temptation for employees to leave at the end of their shift with an iPhone or two stashed...

The question of supervisory status is a critical issue that cuts across all areas of employment law.  One area where it has critical importance is discrimination cases, particularly sexual harassment, because the employer is...

Employers have been struggling to understand the parameters of the employer mandate for health care coverage that was scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2014.  In an attempt to avoid political fallout from the business...

At the end of May, the California Assembly passed AB 10, which raises the hourly minimum wage.  Originally, the bill would have increased the minimum wage from $8 to $9.25 by January 2016, with automatic increases every year...

California has long allowed employers to pay non-exempt employees either by the hour or by other alternatives – piece rate, commissions, job rate, etc.  Two recent decisions by the California Court of Appeals may make such...

Many companies seek to avoid the costs of direct employment by contracting with outsource providers to perform work, sometimes alongside regular employees, at company facilities.  One advantage of using outsourced labor is...