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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

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 Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently held that California’s Labor Code applies to work

UPDATE: On February 17, 2009, the Ninth Circuit withdrew its decision in Sullivan v. Oracle and remanded

In a previous ASAP, "A Ray of Hope: California Court of Appeal Decides Compliance with Meal Period Obligation

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