California’s latest compliance requirement for newly-hired non-exempt employees: the Wage Theft Protection Act *

USA - February 6 2012
California’s Wage Theft Protection Act (Assembly Bill 469, California Labor Code Section 2810.5), which came into effect on January 1, 2012, created a new compliance obligation on the part of all California employers.

Co-authors: Gary Gansle, Karen E. Wentzel, Gabrielle Wirth.

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California Supreme Court clarifies penalties for failure to promptly pay departing employee *

USA - November 19 2010
On November 18, 2010, the California Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Pineda v. Bank of America clarifying two key issues regarding penalties employers must pay for failure to promptly pay a departing employee’s final paycheck.

Co-authors: Gary Gansle.

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The California Supreme Court limits the “stray remarks” doctrine and rejects private right to sue on tip pooling *

USA - August 11 2010
The California Supreme Court issued two long awaited decisions, in Reid v. Google (08/05/2010 Cal.S. Ct., No. S158965) and Lu v. Hawaiian Gardens Casino (08/09/2010 Cal.S.Ct., No. S171442), with mixed results for employers.

Co-authors: Gary Gansle.

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Key California employment decisions from 2009 *

USA - February 26 2010
The California Supreme Court decided a number of key cases in 2009 that offer a mixed bag for employers attempting to manage and prevent employment litigation.

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Wage and hour cases in the Ninth Circuit *

USA - November 17 2009
Wage and hour class actions comprise approximately one third of all class action litigation.

Co-authors: Carllene M. Placide.

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