Supreme Court of Georgia Decision Sides With Amicus Arguments Authored by FMG Attorneys Regarding Duties of Employer for Criminal Conduct of Employees
5/13/21
By: Phil Savrin and Alexia Roney
In an appeal before the Supreme Court of Georgia involving two multi-million dollar judgments, the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association tapped FMG Attorneys Phil Savrin and Alexia Roney to author an amicus brief on the …
Ninth Circuit’s Decision Upholding Arbitration Clause Enables Uber To Sidestep Substantive Issues Regarding Misclassification
10/10/18
By: Laura Flynn
In O’Connor v. Uber, a case in which California Uber drivers assert they should be categorized as employees rather than independent contractors, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an order reversing the district court’s denial …
On-Premises Rest Breaks: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
7/18/18
By: Allison Hyatt
Under California law, non-exempt employees are entitled to a 30-minute meal break if the employee works more than 5 hours in a workday, and a 10-minute break for every 4 hours worked (or “major fraction” thereof). In …
A Contradiction In Terms – Recent Developments On 3rd Party Placement Of STEM Opt Students
7/13/18
By: Kenneth Levine
In April 2018, USCIS issued official guidance that precluded the assigning of a U.S. employer’s STEM OPT employees to off-site third-party locations. A STEM OPT employee is a foreign national who is pursing “practical training” through a …
California’s New Independent Contractor Test
7/11/18
By: Christine Lee
On April 30, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, No. S222732, in which the Court adopted an extremely broad view of workers who will be …