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California

Simple list of customers doesn’t count as trade secret

06/22/2016
Under California law, not every work product amounts to a trade secret. For example, an ordinary customer list with information generally available through open sources isn’t subject to protection.

Fire away! Whistleblowing doesn’t excuse wrongdoing

06/22/2016
Some employees seem to believe that as long as they engage in whistleblowing, they’re immune from getting fired. That’s not true.

Government employer? Before firing, weigh employee’s policy role, free speech

06/22/2016
Recently the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that a public employee cannot be discharged because he may have supported his boss’s opponent in an election. Now, however, a federal court has limited the impact of the ruling for employees whose positions involve policymaking or employee confidentiality.

Cal coach criticized for slow response to sexual harassment

06/22/2016
The University of California-Berkeley has promised to look more closely into charges its head basketball coach Cuonzo Martin moved too slowly to inform university officials that assistant coach Yann Hufnagel had sexually harassed a female reporter covering the team.

DOL: Slow cash flow no excuse for missing payroll

06/22/2016
Joined, Inc., has agreed to issue $439,000 in back pay to 58 workers following a U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigation.

Arbitration agreement may not be bulletproof

06/22/2016
Bad news for employers that hope arbitration agreements might limit the cost and time required to resolve employment disputes.

Are we required to allow former employees to review their personnel records?

05/27/2016
Q. If a former employee asks to inspect his or her personnel file, are we required to comply?

California’s $15 minimum wage is here, compliance dates are coming

05/27/2016
In March, the California legislature approved the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage.

California paid family leave expansion becomes law

05/27/2016
Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation increasing the wage replacement rate under California’s paid family leave program.

A.G. Harris joins call for more predictable work schedules

05/27/2016
California Attorney General Kamala Harris has joined attorneys general from across the nation pressing large retailers to make their employees’ schedules more predictable.