Practicing Law
A client recently asked me about "fair work week," "predictive scheduling," & "predictive pay" laws, particularly San Francisco's laws. I thought that our discussion would make an interesting blog post. The backstory on these types of laws is that they're a reaction to our 2008 economic collapse; the backlash against Wall Street; alleged lack of [...]
6/20 Employee Classification & Compensation Concerns City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St – 8th Floor, Room 805 Presented by Charles Krugel, a Management Side Labor, Employment and Human Resource Attorney. This workshop will be a discussion of the legal and record keeping issues concerning the independent contractor & employee classifications, as well as hourly vs. salaried compensation & [...]
You're Being Sued: A Guide to Handling a Business Lawsuit By Marci Martin, Business News Daily Contributing Writer; May 17, 2018 07:20 am EST You hoped it would never happen, but in the back of your mind, you knew it could: Your small business is being sued. Now what? Whether it has been filed by an employee, [...]
Recently, I saw a video from an experienced attorney advising that all attorneys given an opening statement during arbitration. I disagree. Anyone else have thoughts on this? I've waived opening & closing statements in proceedings before, wherein I've defended the employers, & have still won those proceedings. My rationale is that the arbitrator or decision [...]
Wage and Hour Class Actions Can Cost Employers Millions Top 10 employment-related lawsuits in 2017 had a combined value of $2.72 billion Lisa Nagele-Piazza, SHRM-SCP, J.D.; SHRM Feb 5, 2018 Employers that fail to comply with federal and state wage and hour laws could face class-action lawsuits that lead to expensive settlements with workers. "Wage [...]
