Employer Asking About Juvenile Convictions
Employers may not ask or take into consideration an employee or possible employees juvenile conviction(s). Labor Code Section 432.7.
Employee Contracts: Choice of Venue for Litigation
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…
Wrongful Termination & Back Pay
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…
2016 Minimum Wages Change and What This Means for Employees Paid By Salary
As of January 1, 2016 the minimum hourly rate of pay in California increased from $9 to $10 per hour. This means if anyone in California is getting paid less…
Ambiguity in Employment Contracts
Where an employment contract is ambiguous, it will be construed most strongly against the party preparing it or employing the words concerning which doubt arises. This rule applies to contracts…
Harris and Mixed Motives in Discrimination Cases
The Supreme Court of California determined in Harris v. City of Santa Monica (2013) 56 Cal.4th 203, the proper remedy permitted for a plaintiff in a discrimination employment case under…
Bitton & Associates Part of Winning Team
Celebrity Jeweler Chris Aire Wins Major Ruling In Red Gold Trademark Case A David vs Goliath story: The Ninth Circuit has reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a suit by…
Producer Sues Over Clip of Bruce Lee
Producer Sues Over Clip of Bruce Lee By PHILIP A. JANQUART (CN) - A producer who claims he holds the rights to a clip of Bruce Lee practicing on the…
Martinez v. Combs and the Expanded Definition of “Employer”
The California Supreme Court has recently expanded the definition of “employer” and what it means to “employ” for the purposes of Labor Code wage and hour violations. In the case…
How Hostile Does It Have to Be?
Racist comments or ethnic slurs at work can amount to a “hostile work environment” depending on the number of incidents and the working relationship between the speaker and receiver of…