by Cynthia Elkins | Apr 20, 2012 | Firm
Cynthia recently was asked to be a consultant in the upcoming publication by CEB (Continuing Education of the Bar) entitled Damages and Other Remedies for Wrongful Termination and Other Tort Claims. Cynthia was also recently nominated as a candidate for the San...
by Cynthia Elkins | Apr 20, 2012 | News
It is becoming increasingly difficult, according to many studies, for unemployed persons to find employment if they disclose that they are “unemployed”. As a result, legislation has recently been introduced on the state and federal level to make amendments to the law...
by Cynthia Elkins | Apr 20, 2012 | News
California wage and hour laws provide that certain employees, such as executives, managers and administrative employees, are “exempt” and are not regulated by certain aspects of the Labor Code and the IWC Wage Orders, specifically in relation to overtime...
by Cynthia Elkins | Apr 20, 2012 | News
For years it has been an acceptable practice for California employers to “round” up or down the recorded work time of their employees for payroll purposes, as long as the rounding practices followed the Labor Commissioner’s guidelines and did not serve as a method to...
by Cynthia Elkins | Apr 20, 2012 | News
Employers with 50 or more employees are currently covered by both the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and the federal Family and Medical Care Act (FMLA) which permits employees who have worked more than 1250 hours in the most recent 12 month period of time to take...
