Tag: negligent conduct

California Court Rules That Payroll Companies Are Not Liable For Employer’s Wage And Hour Violations

4/25/19

By: Michael Shepherd
The California Supreme Court recently provided clarity to payroll companies in Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC (2019) 6 Cal.5th 817. In Goonewardene, Plaintiff alleged claims of negligence and negligent misrepresentation against a payroll company based on wages …

Murphy's Law and The Exception to Georgia's Impact Rule

9/17/18

By: Jason Kamp

Claims for negligent infliction of emotional distress are limited by the Impact Rule in Georgia.  In a recent attempt to keep the sole exception from swallowing the Impact Rule, the Supreme Court of Georgia may have done …