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The California Supreme Court in Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc., 2 Cal.5th 257 (2016) made clear that rest breaks must be free of all duties.  This means the employee may not be on call, may not be required to do any... Read More

From January 1, 2017 on Labor Law prohibits an employer, as a condition of employment, from requiring an employee who primarily resides and works in California to agree to a provision requiring the employee to adjudicate outside of California legal claims arising in... Read More

In a wrongful termination case a prevailing employee is typically entitled to backpay from the date of judgment. So for example, if the case is litigated for 2 years that’s two years of back pay. An employer charged with discrimination in hiring... Read More