The restaurant chain faced another complaint in San Diego, where the store maintains a tip jar at a coffee bar. Customers could place tips in the jar if they thought their baristas offered them good service. However, it was the policy of the restaurant that the managers shared in the tips with the baristas, even though the managers weren&r.....

The man claimed he was wrongfully terminated from this job and filed suit against his company. The Court ruled that the company was in the right to fire the man, because it is against federal law to possess or use marijuana despite state rules allowing him to do so. An appeals court upheld the ruling. The man took his case to the Californi.....

Arbitration is now a fact of life in employment litigation. Many employers require contractual arbitration agreements as a term and condition of employment in an effort to avoid jury verdicts. As such agreements become more sophisticated in response to the developing body of law surrounding their enforceabilit.....

Generally, when an employer unjustly or compulsorily fires or terminates the services of an employee, it is believed that the employee has a claim for wrongful termination against the employer. This is a wrong notion in California. California employment law follows the “at-will” employment doctrine.....

Workplace provides an amazing potpourri, converging people from diverse cultures, gender, race, age group and nationality under a single roof. Apart from the fact that the employees are working for the same organization, their disparities and differences are more striking. Workers may vary in their efficiency .....

California employers are alarmed since the California Legislature enacted § 226.7(b) of the California Labor Code in 2001. This section of the Labor Code requires California employers to pay the employees one hour's pay at their usual rate for each working day the employee had to miss out a meal or rest p.....

It is indeed comforting to be able to go on leave from a busy job when a close family member is unwell. United States has the Federal Family Medical Leave Act which gives employees the right to take leave on account of their own medical problems or those of a family member. California has also enacted the Cali.....

Employment law suits often turn out to be protracted and expensive and many a times, after all the legal acrobatics, the verdict may put both the parties dissatisfied. Hence, parties may agree upon arbitration as a means of dispute redressal for early and economical resolution of employment disputes. Arbitrati.....

So you think that those wage claims you arbitrated last month are resolved and your employees can't sue? Think again.

More and more, employers are requesting - and often requiring - employees to agree to arbitrate their claims, in theory to manage the unpredictabil.....