Category: Publications
By editor on August 28, 2023
In 2020, the Legislature amended Code of Civil Procedure section 340.1(b)(1) to permit the imposition of treble damages for a “cover up” of childhood sexual assault. Many questions... Continue Reading
By editor on August 17, 2023
Many employers simplify their payroll system by rounding employee time punches to the nearest set increment, typically one quarter hour. The traditional rule under federal and California... Continue Reading
By editor on July 19, 2023
The California Supreme Court’s decision in Kuciemba v. Victory Woodworks, Inc. focused on the issue of what claims, if any, an employee’s spouse has against a company if the employee... Continue Reading
By editor on July 13, 2023
In an unpublished opinion, the First District Court of Appeal affirmed a victory for the firm’s employment practice and its client, The San Francisco Community College District,... Continue Reading
By editor on January 24, 2023
Perhaps nothing is more challenging for school administrators than off-campus student speech via social media. In Chen v. Albany School District, 56 F.4th 708 (2022), the Ninth Circuit... Continue Reading
By editor on December 20, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly accelerated a previously slow trend toward remote work for employees. To adjust to the difficulties of this rapid change, many states and the federal... Continue Reading