Legal consequences of resume fraud
In 2017, CareerBuilder surveyed more than 2,500 U.S. employers across industries and company sizes about resume fraud, including 221 human…
Accomplished Trial Attorney Gilson B. Gray Joins SCMV
SCMV is pleased to announce that Gilson B. Gray joined the firm’s Litigation Department as of counsel. A seasoned trial lawyer, Gilson has…
Employee may not be outside salesperson even if sales work mostly is performed off employer’s premises
Under California regulations, an employee who (1) “customarily and regularly works more than half the working time away from the…
January 16, 2023 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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SCMV Welcomes New Associate
SCMV announces that Christopher T. Angelich has joined the firm a an associate. Christopher joined SCMV’s Business Department as a law clerk…
COVID-19 – and its workplace rules – still with us
Happy New Year! On Dec. 15, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) voted to replace the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary…
January 2, 2023 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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New state guidance on confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses
The California Civil Rights Department (CRD, formerly the Department of Fair Employment and Housing) just issued guidance about terms an employer…
December 19, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Employee as a Good Samaritan
In this season of goodwill toward all comes a timely ruling addressing the scope of California’s Good Samaritan law, Health and Safety Code…
December 5, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Anatomy of a whistleblower claim
In its recent ruling in Killgore v. SpecPro Professional Services LLC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit addressed disclosures…
November 21, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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California mandates bereavement leave
Starting Jan. 1, California employers with five or more employees will have to offer all employees with at least 30 days on the job at least five…
November 7, 2022 | Categories: News, Employment Law
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Andrea Myers Named one of San Diego’s “Leaders in Law” by the San Diego Business Journal
SCMV Shareholder Andrea Myers was named to San Diego Business Journal’s annual “Leaders in Law,” which recognizes attorneys…