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? [...]
Posts Tagged ‘wage and hour’
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 »
Now Seeing Clients in the East Bay
Posted in Announcements, Litigation, Seminars, tagged Alameda county, California, Discrimination, East Bay, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, harassment, independent contractor, new office, overtime, San Jose, Silicon Valley, wage and hour on July 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I am pleased to announce that Phillip J. Griego & Associates is now available to meet with clients in the East Bay Area. While we have served Alameda County for some time, we will now have a physical presence in Pleasanton, California. Initially, we will have an attorney available to meet with clients on Fridays, [...]
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 [...]
Statute of Limitation on Penalty Claims Just Got Extended
Posted in Independent Contractors, Litigation, Policies & Best Practices, Wage & Hour, tagged California, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, holiday pay, independent contractor, labor code, loss of, overtime, pay, San Jose, Silicon Valley, statute of limitations, wage and hour on November 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Labor Code Sections 201 and 202 require employers to pay employees all wages owed immediately upon termination or within 72 hours of the employee’s resignation. If an employer willfully fails to pay all wages owed as provided in Labor Code Sections 201 and 202 are subject to penalties under Labor Code Section 203. These “waiting [...]
More Overtime Pay and Breaks for Farmworkers
Posted in Hiring, Litigation, New Laws, Wage & Hour, tagged comp time, Employment Law, Employment Lawyer, independent contractor, labor code, meal break, overtime, wage and hour on June 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
California’s Labor and Employment committee passed SB1121 in a 4 to 1 vote yesterday. This bill, introduced by Senator Dean Florez, would amend Labor Code Section 554 relating to overtime payments as it applies to farmworkers
10-4 Presentation on 9/25
Posted in Hiring, Policies & Best Practices, Seminars, tagged avoiding business mistakes, credit union, Employment Law, grow your business, medical leave, overtime, seminar, termination, top employer mistakes, unemployment insurance, wage and hour on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our office is teaming up with Dan Powers (COO of McEwan & Associates) and Meriwest Credit Union to conduct an educational seminar regarding how to protect and build your business. The presentation is part of Meriwest’s Business Banking Educational Seminar series. Dan Powers will be talking about Four Ways to Grow Your Business. Phil Griego [...]
Employers Do NOT Need to Force Employees to Take Breaks
Posted in Policies & Best Practices, Wage & Hour, tagged Brinker, lunch break, meal break, required break, rest break, time off, wage and hour on July 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For the first time, a California appellate court has held that employers do not need to force their employees to take meal breaks. While several federal cases have found that employers do not need to force employees to take meal breaks, the only California appellate court decision on the matter found that employers needed to [...]
