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…
On August 12, 2014, the California Court of Appeal issued a short, but interesting decision that may trigger a new wave of class action lawsuits against California employers. In Cochran v. Schwan’s Home Service, Inc. (opinion found here), the Court ruled that employers must reimburse employees for the reasonable cost of using their personal…
