by Andrew Jaramillo | Jan 14, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Taylor v. Nabors Drilling, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Jan. 13, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (Second Appellate District, Division Six) affirmed the ruling of the Ventura County Superior Court (Judge Bysshe) denying defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jan 9, 2014 | Judicial Developments
In Hui v. Sturbaum, ___ Cal.App.4th ___ (Jan. 9, 2014), the California Court of Appeal (First Appellate District, Division Five) affirmed the ruling of the San Francisco County Superior Court (Judge Kahn) granting of an anti-SLAPP motion to a defamation claim....
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jan 7, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
As of July 1, 2014, California’s Minimum Wage Rate will increase to $9.00 per hour. A year and a half after that, on January 1, 2016, it will rise again to $10 per hour. Although California still won’t have the highest state minimum wage in the U.S....
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jan 1, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
As of January 1, 2014, California’s new Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, found at Labor Code Section 1450, et seq., provides that individuals employed as domestic workers in California (including nannies, housekeepers and maids) are eligible for overtime pay. The...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jan 1, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
California Labor Code Section 226.7, which requires employers to provide meal and rest breaks to their employees without interruption (i.e. requiring the employees to work during these periods), has been expanded as of January 1, 2014, to include within its scope any...
