PUBLICATIONS

Web Blogs

Is a Nursing Coordinator Exempt From Overtime? Ninth Circuit Biopsies Administrative Exemption- March 17, 2017
Governor Signs Law Giving California Labor Department Greater Role in PAGA Suits – June 29, 2016
California PAGA Amendments Will Expand Labor Officials’ Involvement in PAGA Claims – June 23, 2016
What Do the Obama Administration’s Overtime Regulations Mean for California Employers? – May 23, 2016
California Appeals Court Provides Guidance on the Use of Electronic Signatures by Employees – April 26, 2016
A Call to Action: The Comment Period on the New Proposed Overtime Regulations Begins – July 9, 2015
Governor Brown Signs Bill Making Companies Liable for Employment Violations of Independent Labor Contractor Companies – September 29, 2014
Ninth Circuit Revives Police Officers’ Age Bias Class Action Over Scrapped Exam – May 30, 2014
California Supreme Court Action in Piece-Rate Case Causes Concerns About Alternative Pay Systems – August 2, 2013
CA Governor Signs New Law Expanding Protection for Religious Dress and Grooming in the Workplace - September 10, 2012
High Court Rules Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Are Exempt From FLSA’s Overtime Requirements – June 18, 2012
California Governor Signs New Employment Bills – October 14, 2011
Avoiding California Wage & Hour Class Action Suites – November 9, 2010

Media Quotes

December 15, 2016 – SHRM Online – “California’s Exempt Salary Threshold Will Rise Regardless of Blocked Overtime Rule”
December 16, 2015 – SHRM Online – “California Becomes More Aggressive in Fight Against Wage Theft”
October 2, 2014 – Law 360 – “New California Laws Push Employers to Retool Business Practices”

Published Works

June 6, 2016 – “What Do the Overtime Regulations Mean for California Employers?" – SHRM
January 25, 2013 – “Setting Mileage Reimbursement Rates to Ensure Compliance with Labor Code Section 2802” – CompanyMileage – Ask The Expert – Labor Law & Mileage
August 7, 2012 – “When Brinker And The FAAAA Collide, Fed. Law Reigns” – Law360
August 2004 – “Premium Overtime Pay for Attorneys?” – California Labor & Employment Law Review, Volume 18, No. 4