The employer/worker relationship is both reciprocal and symbiotic: Each party has distinct and singular needs of its own, yet both need each other. And that give and take -- that inherent tension, if you will -- can sometimes make for an uneasy balance at the...
Month: March 2016
Data in new study underscore gender-based wage disparities
Are women in workplaces in California and across the country achieving greater parity with their male colleagues when it comes to the dollars deposited into their accounts each pay period? Assuredly, they are, especially when compared to decades ago. Does that...
A central intellectual property concern: Internet infringement
Many business entities across Southern California -- and many of the corporate clients we serve with passion, empathy and pride -- routinely confront legal issues that exist across a wide universe of considerations. That is hardly surprising, of course, given the...
California worker misclassification case focuses on overtime pay
Some workers in California and elsewhere across the country are legally entitled to receive overtime pay and related benefits when they cross an hours-worked threshold relevant to a particular pay period. They don't always receive it. And when they don't, their...
Corporate compliance: growing more important every day
Herald the corporate compliance officer. If you are of a certain age and a long-time corporate employee, you likely remember the days before office computers, company emails, sophisticated phone systems and other tech enhancements. Those improvements dramatically...