Employment

October 16

Posted By: streamkim
Posted In: Employment
Tags: contract, mediation, settlement
Date: October 16, 2018
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Non-Compete Clause Singled Out by Ninth Circuit

A recent decision by the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has clarified the impact of specific non-compete clause provisions on the enforceability of employment settlement agreements. In Golden v. California Emergency Physicians Med. Grp., No. 16-17354 (9th Cir. July 24, 2018), the Court ...

August 01

Posted By: streamkim
Posted In: Employment
Tags: wage and hour
Date: August 1, 2018
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Applying the De Minimis Rule to California Wage and Hour

There has long been an unresolved issue of California law regarding whether the de minimis rule, a Federal employment law rule allowing for employers to avoid recording small bits of otherwise compensable time applies under California law for wage and hour purposes. Many California employees apply...

California Supreme Court delivers new ABC test for independent contractors

May 01

Posted By: streamkim
Posted In: Employment
Tags: 1099, dynamex, independent contractor
Date: May 1, 2018
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Dynamex: A New Test for Independent Contractors

On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court decided the long-awaited case of Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court. In doing so, it pronounced a new legal standard for independent contractors that will make it much more difficult for businesses to properly classify workers as indepen...