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…
Bitton & Assoicates Suing 17 Major Watch Brands
Solid 21, Inc. Announces That World-Renowned Jeweler Chris Aire, President of Solid 21, Inc., is Suing 17 Major Watch Brands and Others for Trademark Infringement September 24, 2010 02:26 AM…
Harassing Behavior
The following is a list of some sexual harassing behaviors defined by California statutory law: 1. Sexual favors -- unwanted sexual advances or propositions 2. Verbal conduct -- epithets, slurs…
Tenant’s Dog Bites, Is Landlord Responsible
Civil Code section 3342 (Dog bites; liability of owner; military or police work excluded; limitations) does not make any mention of the strict liability extending to property owners who are…