The Law at Work: How much freedom do religious employers have from employment laws?
Title VII, the federal employment discrimination law, does not prohibit a religious corporation from “employment of individuals of a…
Patrick Haase Joins SCMV
SCMV announces that Patrick Haase has joined the firm’s Estate Planning & Administration Department as an associate. Patrick's…
The Law at Work: Distinguishing an enforceable employment arbitration agreement from an unenforceable one
Court rulings affect employers considering mandatory arbitration policies. In his The Law at Work column in the San Diego Union- Tribune,…
May 3, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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SCMV Attorneys Author Annual CEB Publication
SCMV attorneys Lawrence Branton and Brian Katusian have co-authored two chapters in the CEB (Continuing Education of the Bar) 2019 edition of…
April 30, 2019 | Categories: News, Articles & Publications
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The Law at Work: Foreign trainer qualifies as temporary business visitor under uncapped visa program
The H-1B program (capped at 65,000 visas per fiscal year) allows U.S. companies to temporarily employ foreign workers in occupations that require…
April 10, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Who is joint employer under federal employment discrimination law?
Growers that use temporary or seasonal foreign guest workers must provide those workers with clean and safe housing and transportation to and from…
April 3, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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2019 San Diego Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
SCMV is proud to announce that six of our attorneys were selected for inclusion on the 2019 San Diego Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers are…
Dan Eaton Featured in Harvard Law Today
SCMV Shareholder and Harvard Law School Alumni Association President Dan Eaton was recently featured in an article in Harvard Law Today, entitled…
The Law at Work: Employee selection an artistic expression in Eddie Money case
The California Appeal recently ruled that a popular singer’s selection or rejection of a drummer for his band is a constitutionally protected…
March 15, 2019 | Categories: Articles & Publications, Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Employer that misclassifies employee as exempt faces liability for overtime pay based on employee’s estimate of hours
A California employee is presumed to be entitled to overtime pay for more than eight hours of work a day or more than 40 hours of work a week…