Gov. Jerry Brown has resurrected an expired law, Cal. Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5. This is a positive development for ethical lawyers and their clients, who find themselves dealing with bad-faith litigation tactics coming from another other party or attorney, but without a meaningful way to combat it. This law restores trial courts’ authority
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Excuse Me While I Rant A Moment
By Charles L. Post on
Misguided Ruling in Cochran v. Schwan’s Home Service, 228 Cal. App. 4th 1137 (August 12, 2014)
There is an old saying – I think it is German – that only a fool confuses loss and gain. Let me add to that notion by noting that I would be an unhappy human if I thought…
Upcoming Seminar: Overtime or No Overtime: How to Properly Analyze the Exempt Status of Employees
By Ramona Carrillo on
Join the Labor and Employment team at Weintraub Tobin as we present the final session of our three part wage and hour series.
Summary of Program
The ever increasing number of claims filed with the Department of Labor and California Labor Commissioner for unpaid overtime, and the increasing number of wage and hour class action…
Correction to Blog Post Entitled “Governor Brown Signs Paid Sick Leave Bill Into Law”
By Beth V. West on
While Governor Brown hailed the Legislature on August 30, 2014 for its passage of the new Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act” (Assembly Bill 1522) our prior post was incorrect when it stated that he signed the new bill into law on August 30th. In fact, the Governor signed the new bill into law…
Governor Brown Signs Paid Sick Leave Bill Into Law
On August 30, 2014, the Governor signed Assembly Bill 1152 into law and said “tonight, the Legislature took historic action to help hardworking Californians. This bill guarantees that millions of workers — from Eureka to San Diego — won’t lose their jobs or pay just because they get sick.”
The new law is called the…