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You may request access to the recorded webinar here: Access Request Form When it comes to employment law compliance, there’s no document more important than your employee handbook. Handbooks necessarily address a legion of legal requirements, and they can make or break an employer’s ability to pass due diligence or government audits, defend individual or…
Continue ReadingSan Diego Seminar: Wednesday, January 30, 2019
San Francisco Seminar: Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Santa Clara Seminar: Thursday, January 24, 2019
Continue ReadingHixson Nagatani LLP is pleased to announce that the 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers Magazine (published by Thomson Reuters and the publishers of San Francisco Magazine) recognized Ray Hixson as a “Super Lawyer” in Northern California in employment and labor law. This honor is limited to those evaluated to be within the top 5% of lawyers practicing in the…
Continue ReadingA variety of exempt and non-exempt minimum pay standards in California will increase on January 1, 2019. Exempt Software Professionals In order to treat software professionals as exempt from overtime, California employers generally need to meet the requirements of the “computer software professional” exemption. The term “software professionals” covers positions such as software engineers, programmers, developers,…
Continue ReadingYou may request access to the recorded webinar here: Access Request Form Events that trigger the need to conduct a workplace investigation never come at a convenient time. When such matters arise, they require immediate familiarity with the law and best practices, and immediate action. This complimentary webinar will help to equip you for your next…
Continue Reading“I have had the pleasure of working with Nancy for a number of years, in her two separate stints on the executive team at Gemfire and now also in her role as a consultant to the company. Her sensitivity to business issues along with her expertise in both the legal and HR fields allow her…
Continue ReadingOn July 26, 2018, the California Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Troester v. Starbucks Corporation, regarding whether the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s (“FLSA”) de minimis doctrine applied to claims for unpaid wages under the California Labor Code. The de minimis doctrine is an application of the maxim de minimis non curat lex, which means…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Seminar: Tuesday, June 26, 2018
(presented by Brian Nagatani)
San Diego Seminar: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
(presented by Ray Hixson & Mary Wang)
San Francisco Seminar: Friday, June 29, 2018
(presented by Ray Hixson & Brian Nagatani)
Santa Clara Seminar: Thursday, June 21, 2018
(presented by Ray Hixson, Brian Nagatani, & Mary Wang)
You may request access to the recorded webinar here: Access Request Form In what we think is the most significant California employment law ruling this decade, Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County (Cal. 4/30/18), the California Supreme Court dramatically narrowed the definition of which workers may be treated as independent contractors (instead…
Continue ReadingResolving a conflict among numerous courts, but consistent with California Supreme Court precedent, the United States Supreme Court, in Epic Sys. Corp. v. Lewis, (May 21, 2018), affirmed the enforceability of class action waivers in employee arbitration agreements. A class action is a lawsuit in which one or more current or former employees sues in…
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