California Labor & Employment Law Update Key Changes in 2014 and What’s Slated for 2015 The legislature has given employers reasons to be nervous in 2014 and 2015. In recent sessions, it has created new obligations and pitfalls – from mandatory statewide paid sick leave to increased minimum wage. Compliance-minded employers must keep abreast of […]
Labor & Employment Client Alert California Supreme Court Sides with Employers, Confirms Much-Needed Flexibility on Meal and Rest Break Obligations By Travis Gemoets To view this article as a PDF, click here. Travis Gemoets, partner in JMBM’s Labor & Employment Group, discusses the California Supreme Court’s recent review on meal and rest break periods. For […]
Labor and Employment Alert: Controversial Union Rights Notice Now Available From Labor Board — Employers Should Not Rush To Post As of November 14, 2011, most private sector employers are required, by a controversial new National Labor Relations Board rule, to post a notice advising employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. […]
Labor and Employment Alert: New Law Requires Employers to Post Employee Rights Notice by November 14, 2011 NLRB Publishes Final Rule for Notification of Employee Rights September 1, 2011 — The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published in the Federal Register this week a Final Rule requiring most private-sector employers — even if not unionized […]
Labor & Employment Client Alert California Supreme Court Rules Daily Overtime Laws Apply To Out-Of-State Residents Performing Work In California By Travis Gemoets On Thursday, June 30, 2011, the California Supreme Court ruled that the state’s generous overtime laws – including payment of wages at time-and-a-half for hours worked over eight in a day and […]
The Developing Labor Law: What California Employers Need to Know for 2011 by Travis M. Gemoets The good news? 2010 saw only a few new employment laws that significantly affect California private sector employers. Good for unionized employers in certain industries is the passage of A.B. 569 which modified the meal requirement (see below). Although […]
JMBM Corporate Law Newsletter / Winter 2010 In the Winter 2010 edition of the JMBM Corporate Law newsletter, you will find the following articles: Cloud Computing Bob Braun defines "cloud computing" and discusses some of its benefits. "This growing trend toward Internet-based computing services – commonly referred to as ‘cloud computing’ – is one of […]