California’s prohibition on non-competition agreements is less than absolute. For example, non-compete agreements may be enforced against partners or sellers of businesses. Additionally, in SingerLewak LLP v. Andrew Gantman (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th 610, a California Appellate Court affirmed an arbitration award that would be considered by most to be a misapplication of California’s non-competition law.
REMINDER – Notices to Employees Under Labor Code Section 2810.5
Are you telling new hires and those currently employed all that you are required to tell them? Below is a link to the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement Notice to Employee form which employers may use to fulfill their obligations under Wage Theft Protection Act that passed several years ago. To view the form visit:
Excuse Me While I Rant A Moment
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
What To Do When Your Best Employee Quits
“People rarely appreciate a ‘how can you do this to me?’ scene when they first give their notice,” added Chuck Post, an employment attorney at Weintraub Tobin law firm.
Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Determine Whether an Arbitration Agreement is Enforceable?
A California Court of Appeal decision issued on May 15, 2014 (Tiri v. Lucky Chances, Inc., Case No. A136675) decided that the parties to an arbitration agreement may, by agreement, deprive a civil court of jurisdiction to determine whether an arbitration agreement is enforceable.
Several years after she was hired, Lourdes Tiri signed an