In California, Governor Jerry Brown signed the Assembly Bill 1650, the Fair Chance Employment Act, authored by Assembly member […]

For the past several years wage and hour lawsuits have become extremely prevalent. Cases under FLSA have made a hefty […]

The California Legislature was unusually active in last year sessions’ 2014. California Governor Jerry Brown signed numerous bills into law; […]

The Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) eliminating the burdensome annual wage notice requirement that was previously placed on employers and […]

The US Supreme Court has denied certiorari in Kalamazoo County Road Commission v. Deleon, 135 S. Ct. 783 (2015). This means that the […]

After New York, California and Hawaii, Massachusetts becomes the fourth state to extend employment protections particularly to domestic workers.  Domestic […]

State minimum wage changes effective December 31, 2014 State Changes/Effective Date New York $8.75 per hour. The state minimum wage […]

Two former employees of Goldman Sachs recently won a wrongful discharge claim against the company and earned award of $5.2 million […]

An agency enabling and supporting adoption of abandoned and homeless children is certainly doing good in constructing a better society. […]

California ethics officials have been recommending eviction for a Fresno lawyer who obtained a default judgment in his fee suit […]

In 2015, New York will need local social service agencies to screen possible foster parents to decide whether they have […]

Recently, there have been many optimistic changes in support of women’s equality in Illinois. In addition to signing an amendment […]