California Overtime and Work Break Laws: What Employers Need to Know
There are strict and specific laws in California that employers must follow regarding the wages and break allowance for workers. If an employer fails to follow these rules or doesn’t [...]
Is Poaching Employees Illegal in California?
For many businesses, hiring new employees is a matter of an investment of time and other resources. Some companies spend a great deal of time recruiting and then training employees. [...]
What Is the California Employment Development Department (EDD)?
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) is a government agency that provides benefit services to California employers and employees. The EDD's primary goals involve assisting workers with employment and maintaining [...]
California Employers: Stop Rounding! Camp v. Home Depot
Round is a great shape for balls, oranges, watches and even tires. “Round” should not be anything associated with your employees’ wages. Don’t round wages to the nearest quarter-hour, 10 [...]
Fresno Medical Contract Attorney
Under California law, medical contractors differ from employees and are not covered in certain situations. For example, those who work under a medical contract cannot be covered by workers' compensation, [...]
They’re Not Dancing to the Music – A Summary of Sharp v S&S Activewear
During my life, I have worked at a business where photographs of women in few or no clothes were pasted all over the walls in a boss’s office. I worked [...]