Joseph S. Persoff
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Articles
California Supreme Court: Employee Time Punches Are Presumptive Evidence of Meal Period Compliance
USA - February 25 2021 California’s Supreme Court issued an opinion today that will likely further increase employers’ risk of class action lawsuits arising out of meal…
Ninth Circuit Holds Employee Expense Per Diem Can Constitute ‘Wages’ to Determine the Regular Rate
USA - February 9 2021 In a case involving two certified classes, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded this week that an employer’s per diem paid to traveling…
California Supreme Court Applies Dynamex Independent Contractor Test Retroactively
USA - January 14 2021 The California Supreme Court has concluded that the ABC Test it developed for determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or employee…
California Expands Family Leave to Employees of Small Employers
USA - September 24 2020 California passed a new law expanding family leave rights to employees working for employers with five to 50 employees. The family leave rights were…
California Enacts COVID-19 Sick Leave for Workers
USA - September 11 2020 This week, California enacted a law, Assembly Bill (AB) 1867, providing supplemental COVID-19-related sick leave to food-sector workers and any…
