Rousso & Jackel specializes in employment claims, especially those related to wage and hour issues like overtime, mis-classification, commission and bonus claims and missed meal/rest breaks. Our cases are in various legal fora, such as the California Labor Commissioner’s Office, Superior Court and private arbitration such as JAMS. Although many employees feel like they . . . → Read More: Forensics expert not needed for “Bones” arbitration ruling: “Ka-ching!”
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 | Two recent decisions by the California Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court effected a significant (and likely long-term) impact on the rights of employees and employers. One decision is being hailed as a victory for employees and the other is being hailed as a victory for employers. We think each decision benefits . . . → Read More: Employees and Employers Both Winners in Recent Court Decisions (Despite what Others Say) The film “Battle of the Sexes” did a great job of showcasing the struggles women have faced through the years regarding pay equity. When Billie Jean King (played by Emma Stone) and her colleagues pointed out to a tennis promoter that their matches sold as many tickets as the men’s matches, he floundered for some . . . → Read More: California employers now banned from asking job applicants about their salary history. An amusing story made its way around the Internet recently. A tenant in the U.K. received a lease agreement from his landlord via email. The lease was formatted in an editable version of Word, instead of a locked .pdf or other non-editable document. The tenant decided to modify the lease to include a clause that . . . → Read More: Your contract? Your choices! Anyone filing a claim for wages, overtime, missed meal and rest breaks, waiting time penalties, and reimbursement for employee expenses has to decide whether to file a claim with the California Labor Commissioner or file a lawsuit in Superior Court. Each has its pros and cons. The advantage of filing a claim with the Labor . . . → Read More: On January 1 the California Labor Commissioner will get more power to help you get paid! There are more and more people living well into their 80’s and 90’s. Therefore more people are or will be taking care of elderly parents, including ensuring that they receive proper care and attention at all times. Given a choice, most elderly relatives prefer to remain in their homes instead of moving to an assisted . . . → Read More: Watch out for Caregiver Overtime Claims  Comments are closed  Uncategorized  at home care, caregiver, elderly, labor code, overtime, penalties, wage claim Nora recently advised a client who needed a severance agreement reviewed. She had been laid off from a local high tech firm that is in the cloud storage business. There seemed to be no dispute that her employment was “at will,” which meant that she could be fired at any time, for any reason or . . . → Read More: Need a lawyer? Bigger is not always better Read the Department’s latest opinion related to the rise of misclassification cases in the U.S. here: In another setback for Uber, a California Labor Commissioner denied Uber’s appeal of a ruling holding a driver is an employee. Here is the decision. The dollar amount of the decision is minuscule, because the commission found that the driver was not entitled to wages, liquidated damages and penalties but the ramifications are huge, or, . . . → Read More: Uber update-Labor Commission says she’s an employee I recently fulfilled a long-held ambition: to complete an intensive, 40-hour mediation course, culminating in the receipt of a certificate from the Santa Clara County Office of Human Relations. I wanted to do this training for several reasons. First, I thought it would be helpful to my clients for me to have a better understanding . . . → Read More: New hat for Nora–Mediator! |    | |
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