By Martin E. Sullivan – Actress Jennifer Esposito put CBS and the world on notice of her medical condition when last year she announced on the Late Show with David Letterman that she was diagnosed (in 2009) with celiac disease. Celiac disease is a genetic autoimmune disorder (more…)
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27
Mar
2012
This Digital Life: Social Media Privacy
By Christina Paquette – In the digital age, job applicants, like everyone else, are probably aware that prospective employers sometimes review information applicants make available publicly through sources like Google, Facebook or Twitter. Yet, increasingly employers are going beyond what is in the public realm and demanding (more…)
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09
Feb
2012
Court Strikes Down Prop. 8
By Christina Paquette – On February 7, 2012 a three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit struck down Proposition 8 – a ballot measure passed in 2008 that amended California’s constitution to limit marriage to heterosexual couples. The Court ruled that Prop. 8, (more…)
Read moreBy Jennifer Tsao – Under California Assembly Bill 469, the “Wage Theft Prevention Act”, California employers are required to comply with new Labor Code section 2810.5 effective January 1, 2012. The new law requires, among other things, that California employers provide non-exempt employees with written notice of (more…)
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08
Nov
2011
2011 Top Attorneys
Thursday, November 3, 2011, Pasadena Magazine celebrated its 2011 Top Attorneys with a reception at the iconic Langham Huntington. Over five hundred attorneys were chosen as best in their field for the issue that hit newsstands last week. The annual award is voted on by thousands of attorneys (more…)
Read moreBy Martin E. Sullivan – In a recent decision, the California Court of Appeal has taken a hard-line stance against employer practices that “artificially designate” workweeks to circumvent paying overtime for the seventh consecutive day worked in a workweek. Seymore v. Metson Marine (CA1/3 A127489A opn. rehg. (more…)
Read moreBy Martin E. Sullivan – When someone inadvertently slips up or misses a computer keystroke, you might hear them say, “oops.” On the other hand, and according to Wikipedia, when someone “realizes he [or she] has done something stupid”, the appropriate interjection is “d’oh!” While “stupid” is (more…)
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