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Protecting The “Secret Sauce” The law of trade secrets has broader application than to employee relations. But the problem often arises in the employment setting, usually when a departing employee feels they can take your “secret sauce,” steal your clients and start a competing business…Read More

When we talk about the “right to privacy” in the employment context, it is important to note generally we are not talking about the “employer’s” or the “business’” right to privacy. You guessed it, we are talking about the “employee’s” right to privacy and in…Read More

Since the California Supreme Court’s Armendariz decision, arbitration agreements under California law have been bitter sweet. California small-medium businesses (SMB’s) can impose mandatory arbitration agreements on employees to arbitrate employment related disputes, but must pay for all fees and costs associated with the arbitration. Mandatory binding arbitration…Read More

Not Just For The Fortune 500 What would you do if your business was handed a wage and hour class action Summons & Complaint requiring a response within 30 days and demanding $1.9M in damages, the alternative being a default judgment being taken against your…Read More

“Class action” lawsuits based on labor law violations threaten large and small businesses throughout California. Wage and hour laws are designed to protect laborers against unfair practices by employers and are some of the oldest labor laws in the nation. But today, class-action lawsuits allow…Read More

Your tax dollars at work – the federal Department of Labor (DOL) has increased its budget request 16% in 2010 and 25% in 2011 over the 2009 budget (all you smaller business owners out there can groan out loud!). Part of the reason for the…Read More