The California Employers’ Eroding Leverage in Employment Litigation
7/6/15
By: Lisa Gorman
On May 4, 2015, the California Supreme Court chipped away, yet again, at the small amount of leverage employers had when facing meritless employment lawsuits. Prior to the California Supreme Court’s ruling in Winn Williams v. Chino …
Outsourced Labor? Temps? – New Statutory Liability for Companies Using Contract Workers
12/5/14
By: Sandra McIntyre
On January 1, 2015, California Labor Code section 2810.3 becomes operative. It imposes civil liability on companies utilizing non-exempt workers provided by contractors to perform the regular and customary work of the company if the contractor fails …