The California Supreme Court in Peabody v. Time Warner Cable, Inc. clarified that employers may not allocate commissions paid in one pay period to other pay periods.

In a seemingly unjust result for the employer, a California court of appeal recently refused to enforce an unsigned arbitration agreement against a human resources director who repeatedly misled her employer into thinking she had signed it.

A California federal district court held that companies may owe a duty of care to their prospective contractor’s employees in the hiring of such contractors.

After defense counsel reduced the settlement terms to writing and requested that the plaintiff execute the settlement agreement, the plaintiff refused.

In Verdugo v. AlliantGroup, L.P., a California appeals court disregarded a forum selection clause requiring a California employee to pursue her wage and hour claims in Texas under Texas law, finding the clause violated California public policy.

In "Westendorf v. West Coast Contractors of Nevada, Inc.", the Ninth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a sexual harassment complaint.

Is an employer allowed to enforce a uniformly-applied workplace conduct policy against an employee whose misconduct was caused by her disability?

In Davis v. Kiewit Pacific Company, Lisa Davis, a heavy machine operator and one of two female employees at a 100-employee excavation project, prevailed in her claims of gender discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliation.

California employers should note the following legislative developments related to employees and their familial obligations:

A California court of appeal held that a corporation that had no employees of its own, but owned and allegedly exercised control over a corporation with employees, may be the co-employer of the controlled corporation’s employees.

Affinity also assisted by completing the necessary forms for Ruiz, such that all he needed to do was to sign the documents.

In Noe v. Superior Court, Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) owned several entertainment venues, contracting with Levy Premium Foodservice for concessions at the venues.

The 2014 legislative session is in the books, and it produced several new laws affecting employers in California.

At a meeting earlier this year, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") announced that, pursuant to FAS Statement 123(R), the grant date of an option would not occur until the employee had been notified of the material terms of the option grant.

A Southern California federal district court in Williams v. Department of Fair Employment and Housing recently held that despite some elements of procedural unconscionability, a mandatory arbitration agreement entered into at the inception of employment would be enforced because the substantive terms of the agreement were fair.

The United States Supreme Court held that severance payments are taxable wages under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

Three unpaid interns who worked on the Black Swan film sued Fox claiming they were owed minimum wage and overtime for their work.

Federal white collar exemptions: According to the Department of Labor's most recent Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, proposed rules revising the regulations implementing the federal Fair Labor Standards Act are expected this month.

Whistleblower protections under the SOX Act also apply to employees of private contractors and subcontractors who contract with public companies.

Cardenas was a dental hygienist. She received an expensive ring from her husband for her twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.