OK, maybe this case is only interesting to those of us Wage and Hour nerds, but Harris v. Superior Court could be hailed as the final nail in the Bell case trilogy. Although this post may include more information about how sausage is made than you ever wanted to know, the Court’s decision could curtail [...]
Archive for the ‘Verdicts’ Category
For Whom No Bell Tolls
Posted in Litigation, Policies & Best Practices, Verdicts, Wage & Hour, tagged California, East Bay, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, exempt, exemption, labor code, San Jose, Silicon Valley, statute of limitations, wage and hour on January 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A Word to the Wise About Lawyers
Posted in Attorney Client Relationship, Hiring, Litigation, Policies & Best Practices, Verdicts, tagged California, choosing the right attorney, East Bay, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, professionalism, rules of professional conduct on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Not all lawyers are alike and some, unfortunately, take shortcuts that can have serious consequences. I provide you with the following excerpt from a recent decision by California’s Fourth Appellate District. While the facts of the case are interesting in and of themselves, the opening paragraphs are very telling regarding unacceptable work by attorneys. We [...]
DFEH Announces Biggest Administrative Award Ever
Posted in Disability Discrimination and Failure to Accommodate, Discrimination, Harassment or Retaliation, Hiring, Litigation, Medical Leaves of Absence, Policies & Best Practices, Sick Leave, Verdicts, tagged California, cancer, dfeh, Discrimination, East Bay, employer employee relationship, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, harassment, leave of absence, medical leave, sick leave, verdict on September 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On September 12, 2011, the DFEH issued the following press release: State Department of Fair Employment and Housing Achieves Historic Victory Electrical Supply Company Ordered to Pay $846,300 for Firing Cancer Survivor ELK GROVE, CA – The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) today announced its largest-ever administrative award of $846,300 against electrical [...]
Can I Get My Fees, Please?
Posted in Attorney Client Relationship, Litigation, Verdicts, tagged appeal, attorneys fees, California, Discrimination, East Bay, employer employee relationship, Employment Lawyer, expense of litigation, indemnification, litigation, San Jose, South Bay on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says the answer may be up to the trial judge. In a Fair Housing Act suit, the Ninth Circuit held that the district court properly relied on its own knowledge of customary rates charged by attorneys and its own experience concerning reasonable and proper fees in making an award [...]
Do you know whether you have to pay your employees overtime wages?
Posted in Hiring, Independent Contractors, Policies & Best Practices, Verdicts, Wage & Hour, tagged California, comp time, East Bay, employer employee relationship, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, exemption, independent contractor, minimum wage, overtime, pay, South Bay, wage and hour on July 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Powerhouse auditing firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently found out the hard way when the 9th Circuit held that unlicensed junior accountants – the young accountants who perform the auditing work—may be classified as non-exempt employees. See Campbell v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, —F.3d—, 2011 WL 2342740 (9th Cir., June 15, 2011) [www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2011/06/15/09-16370.pdf]. What does it mean to be exempt? [...]
3 Interesting Overtime Results
Posted in Litigation, Verdicts, Wage & Hour, tagged California, employer employee relationship, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, Labor Code 513, meal break, minimum wage, overtime, San Jose, wage and hour on February 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
$4,385,000 settlement in class action case against DIRECTV, Inc: Michael Cicero, on behalf of himself and other installers, filed a class action lawsuit against DIRECTV alleging he and other installers were not paid overtime and were not paid for time spent driving to and from installation sites. Cicero alleged installers were paid based on the [...]
