Is a home tutor an employee or independent contractor?
When the pandemic forced the premature closure of school facilities and the transition to remote instruction this spring, many parents suddenly and…
The Law at Work: Time to submit discrimination/harassment claims tripled
The most important California workplace laws that will go into effect on Jan. 1 will make it harder to classify a worker as an independent…
December 23, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Live-in personal attendants: When the law at work hits home
California law defines a personal attendant as “any person employed by a private householder . . . to work in a private household, to…
October 29, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: ABCs of AB5, independent contractor law
Last year, the California Supreme Court announced a demanding three-part test hiring entities must meet to classify workers as independent…
October 29, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Restrictions on recruiting former colleagues may be void in California
Employers may no longer be able to keep former California-based employees from recruiting their former co-workers. Recent court rulings have…
September 20, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: College football players not NCAA employees
In his the Law at Work Column in the San Diego Union-Tribune, SCMV Shareholder Dan Eaton addressed the recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals…
September 11, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Why otherwise defective arbitration agreements may be enforced against high-ranking executives
The California Supreme Court has declared that California has a “strong public policy in favor of enforcing arbitration agreements.” In…
August 26, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Restaurant need not reimburse employees for cost of slip-resistant shoes
In his 75th The Law at Work column in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Shareholder Dan Eaton shares recent developments on topics he has previously…
August 13, 2019 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Women soccer players’ discrimination lawsuit against U.S. soccer federation
Americans celebrated the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s (USWNT) World Cup victory earlier this month. The champs were feted with a…
July 26, 2019 | Categories: Articles & Publications, Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Must a whistleblower identify law he complains was broken?
When a ref blows the whistle on the court or playing field, he first identifies the rule he believes was violated. Must a workplace whistleblower,…