Many of our employer clients and their in-house counsel recognize that most of the claims paid in an employment settlement are taxable income for the employee. Employers therefore, wisely require that at least some of the settlement payment to the employee be made in the form of a payroll check, with
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Space Still Available for Upcoming Seminar: Avoiding Retaliation, Whistleblowing and Wrongful Termination Claims
By Ramona Carrillo on
Posted in Labor Law, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination
Summary of Program
Exposure to retaliation claims in the workplace today is like exposure to second-hand smoke in the workplace in the 1960s – It’s everywhere but few people understand the danger. The Labor and Employment Group at Weintraub Tobin is pleased to offer this very important training session that will help business owners, human…
Upcoming Seminar: Avoiding Retaliation, Whistleblowing and Wrongful Termination Claims
By Ramona Carrillo on
Posted in Labor Law, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination
Summary of Program
Exposure to retaliation claims in the workplace today is like exposure to second-hand smoke in the workplace in the 1960s – It’s everywhere but few people understand the danger. The Labor and Employment Group at Weintraub Tobin is pleased to offer this very important training session that will help business owners, human resource professionals…
Tangled is The Heart: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects “Mixed Motives” As A Basis For Retaliation Claims
By Ramona Carrillo on
Posted in Labor Law, Retaliation and Wrongful Termination
By: Chuck Post
In University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, the Supreme Court held that employees must show that “but for” the employer’s desire to retaliate, the employee would not have suffered an adverse action (demotion, termination, etc.) against him/her. Lower courts had been split over whether the “but for” standard was…
See’s Candy Decision a Halloween Treat for Rounding Punch Times
By Ramona Carrillo on
Posted in Wage & Hour
Right in time for Halloween, See’s Candy Shops, Inc., has managed to sweet talk the California Court of Appeal into giving a sugary treat to employers in terms of wage-and-hour laws. According to the decision in See’s v. Superior Court, California employers might be able to use a “timekeeping policy that rounds employee punch in/out times to the nearest one-tenth of an hour” without violating the state’s strict overtime laws. The appellate court’s opinion is available at this link.Continue Reading See’s Candy Decision a Halloween Treat for Rounding Punch Times