Arbitration Clauses: What to do When Current Employees Won’t Sign
My colleague, Travis Stokes, prepared this blog on arbitration agreements. We often recommend that our clients use arbitration agreements with employees. You can avoid a jury and the process is quicker [...]
What Does March Madness Cost You?
I am a BYU alumnus. My team played Tuesday at 6 pm California time, after the workday. By the way, BYU overcame the biggest deficit in NCAA tournament history -- [...]
Follow the Money
The California Supreme Court heard oral arguments a few days ago in Kirby v. Immoos Fire Protection, Inc. Kirby claimed, among other things, that his employer did not provide rest [...]
Do The Right Thing In The Right Way
One of my law school professors is credited with saying, "It's not enough to do the right thing. One must do the right thing in the right way." What great [...]
AB 469 Notice to Employees at Time of Hire
One of the many laws that affected employers in California for 2012 is AB 469 called the Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2011. It requires, among other things, that employers [...]
Employment Lawyers Attacking Local Businesses
I have noticed over the past couple of months several out-of-area law firms sending letters to local businesses accusing them of wrongful employment practices. The letters focus on wage and [...]