News & Analysis

The start of a new year often brings with it changes in governing wage and hour legislation. Effective

California Labor Code section 515.5 exempts certain employees in the computer software field from the

In the last quarter of 2008, both Congress and the California State Legislature concentrated their attention

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a final rule that revises Form

In a surprise move, President-elect Obama has chosen dark-horse candidate Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) as

Note: For additional guidance on the use of furloughs or hours reductions as alternatives to layoffs,

Meal and rest breaks are not the only wage and hour issue the California courts are tackling. Several

For the past several years, plaintiffs have routinely sought punitive damages in their wage and hour

Now that the California Supreme Court has accepted review of Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced on December 15, 2008, that it submitted