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…
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…
March 15, 2019 | Categories: Articles & Publications, Employment Law
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Andrea Myers Named Among San Diego’s Most Influential Women
Congratulations to SCMV shareholder Andrea Myers on being selected as one of San Diego’s “Influential Women” by The Daily…
SCMV Sponsors Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization
SCMV is proud to sponsor Just The Beginning – A Pipeline Organization (JTB). JTB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the legal…
The Law at Work: Must you tell a prospective employer that you fired a former employee for sexual harassment?
In light of current events, there are many new laws encouraging the transparency of sexual harassment claims. In his The Law at Work column in the…
March 7, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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Brian Seltzer Elected Chairman of the Board
We're pleased to announce that Brian Seltzer has been elected to the role of Chairman of the Board of Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek. Brian is a…