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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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 moreIn a recent California Supreme Court decision, Sullivan v. Oracle, the Court held that that California’s overtime laws in fact apply to those non-resident employees who travel to and perform services in California. In the case, several Arizona and Colorado residents who were employed as instructors by (more…)
Read moreBy Jamie Jung – Traditionally, owning a franchise would almost guarantee a franchisee’s status as an independent contractor. The franchisee would pay a fee for the right to use a franchisor’s brand name and business concepts in the operation of their business and the franchisee would have (more…)
Read moreSmall employers face the difficult decision of keeping their “grandfathered” health plans in the face of rate hikes, shopping around for better deals, or dropping health coverage altogether.
Read moreJune 2010 Special Edition Advising the Small Employer on Coverage and Credits By Don A. Hernandez and Jennifer Tsao,1 Hernandez Schaedel & Associates, LLP, Pasadena, CA The recently-enacted Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) contains a wide variety of reform provisions intended to make (more…)
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