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Employee sues employer and wins.  Employee gets their attorneys’ fees in nearly all cases. Employee sues employer and loses, i.e. gets zero.  Employer doesn’t get their attorney’s fees in nearly all cases. One of lone exceptions to this uneven rule (as of 12/31/2013) used to…Read More

First, We Must Start With Saying This Law (And Title Of The Law) Is A Misnomer (That’s Why It’s In “Quotes”). The law provides for “Family Temporary Disability Insurance” (FTDI) which is intended to provide temporary wage replacement similar to State Disability Insurance (SDI).  Rather than for…Read More

The California legislature passed a host of new laws affecting employers in the sunny state of California.  Time to redo those budgets and employee handbooks. New Wage And Hour Laws For all California employers AB 10 increases the minimum wage to $9/hour (effective 7/1/2014) and then $10/hour (effective…Read More

The California legislature passed a number of bills effective 1/1/2014 affecting California employers.  Certain of these new employment and labor laws require the prudent employer to update their employee handbooks. Suggested handbook updates: AB 11 – Time Off For Reserve Peace Officers And Emergency Rescue Personnel Training…Read More

The employment relationship in California is governed by Labor Code section 2922.  Labor Code section 2922 states, “An employment, having no specified term, may be terminated at the will of either party on notice to the other.”  This is known as “at-will” employment. But an…Read More

California employers, did you know your employees owe you a duty of loyalty?  In California, there is not much you can do to prevent your employee from leaving to work for your competitor.  But while they are employed, they owe you a duty of loyalty…Read More