• posted: Sep. 23, 2015
• Melinda Garcia
• Civil Litigation,  Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Business
• Employment,  employee,  Business,  Labor law,  civil litigation

The latest update in what is turning into an extended legal battle in the California court system is that the drivers suing rideshare company Uber have been authorized to proceed Read More

• posted: Sep. 10, 2015
• Tod C. Gurney
• Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Business
• Employment,  Labor law

In August, the New York Times published an article on the “unique” working atmosphere inside one of the country’s largest retailers, which raised some interesting questions. How hard can companies Read More

• posted: Sep. 09, 2015
• Melinda Garcia
• Business,  Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business,  Mergers

When companies engage in growth through a merger or acquisition, the intent is to build a stronger entity that will reap bigger benefits for shareholders. There are numerous complex considerations Read More

• posted: Sep. 02, 2015
• Tod C. Gurney
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Business
• Employment,  Employment discrimination,  employee,  employer,  Background Checks

The rideshare giant Uber has made news headlines again for its hiring policies. This time, however, it is not because some employee or driver is concerned over their treatment. The Read More

• posted: Sep. 01, 2015
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Business,  Discrimination
• Employment,  Employment discrimination,  employee,  employer

No employer wants to lay off large numbers of employees as it is typically a symptom of an economic downturn. Unfortunately, layoffs and reductions in force are a part of Read More

• posted: Aug. 14, 2015
• leslieburkhammer
• Employment Issues,  Sexual Discrimination,  Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination
• Employment,  Employment discrimination,  employee,  employer,  Sexual Discrimination

As one Golden State vice-mayor is discovering the hard way, even an allegation of sexual harassment in the workplace can have serious negative side effects on an entire office. In Read More

• posted: Aug. 13, 2015
• leslieburkhammer
• Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Sexual Discrimination,  Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination
• litigation,  Employment,  Employment discrimination,  harassment,  employee,  employer,  Labor law,  Sexual Discrimination,  civil litigation

In order to run a successful business, today’s leaders understand that they must know more than just what their product is and how to sell it. They must know what Read More

• posted: Aug. 11, 2015
• leslieburkhammer
• Employment Issues,  Transportation,  Wage & Hour
• Employment,  employee,  Transportation,  Labor law

Transportation services have historically been heavily regulated due to their impact on the public. It makes sense that taxi companies are monitored as they are often trusted to safely and Read More

• posted: Aug. 06, 2015
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Business
• Employment,  best practices,  employee,  employer

One of the greatest assets a company has is its employees, which includes a company’s senior leadership. Most companies are not able to consistently find high quality leaders with the Read More

• posted: Aug. 06, 2015
• leslieburkhammer
• Intellectual Property Rights,  Infringement,  Trade Mark
• litigation,  civil litigation,  trade mark

A December trial date has been scheduled in Los Angeles federal court for a lawsuit in which a British songwriter is alleging that country music star Keith Urban stole his Read More

• posted: Aug. 03, 2015
• leslieburkhammer
• Sexual Discrimination,  Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination
• Sexual Discrimination,  EEOC,  sexual orientation

Employers this week eagerly awaited the most recent decision by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the rights of employees based on their sexual orientation. Once the 3-2 decision was Read More

• posted: Jun. 26, 2015
• Tod C. Gurney
• Civil Litigation,  Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Business
• litigation,  Employment,  employee,  employer,  civil litigation

  The delivery giant FedEx has recently agreed to a $227 million settlement for a class action lawsuit involving more than 2,000 past and present employees in California. The case stemmed from Read More

• posted: Jun. 25, 2015
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues
• litigation,  Employment,  employee,  employer

  A recent decision by the California Labor Commissioner’s Office states that a former driver of the ride-sharing company, Uber, should be classified as an employee and not as an independent contractor. Read More

• posted: Jun. 10, 2015
• Melinda Garcia
• Uncategorized,  Civil Litigation,  Business,  Trade Secrets
• Trade Secrets,  civil litigation

  One of the most popular health trends today is the wearable health tracking device. Now, one fitness tracking company is suing another for allegedly strategically luring away employees in a Read More

• posted: Jun. 04, 2015
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Business
• best practices,  employee,  Background Checks

  In a horrible and heart-wrenching case from Washington D.C., an executive, his wife, ten year old son, and housekeeper were all kidnapped, tortured, and killed inside of their home. According Read More

• posted: May 29, 2015
• Tod C. Gurney
• Discrimination,  Gender Discrimination
• Employment discrimination,  transgender,  workplace discrimination

A transgender former employee of Barnes & Noble Bookstore is suing in Orange County federal court, alleging that the management at the store where she worked refused to allow her to Read More