RECENT POSTS
Beep: Your Hamburger is Ready
CalBar Certified Franchise & Distribution Law Specialist by Barry Kurtz 818-907-3006 Analysts predict robots may take nearly 40 percent of U.S. jobs – particularly the ones that require lower education levels – in the next
California Employers: Governor Brown Signs Important New Legislation re Parental Leave and Hiring
Employment Defense by Tal Burnovski Yeyni 818-907-3224 You can like it. You can hate it. But one thing is certain: California is a trend-setter when it comes to employees’ rights. Maintaining that tradition, Governor Brown
Executives Behaving Badly: Can CEO be Fired for Kathy Griffin Hate Speech?
Wrongful Termination Defense by Amy I. Huberman 818-907-3014 Neighbors don’t always get along – not even affluent neighbors living in exclusive gated communities in Bel-Air. This was proven most recently, when the Huffington Post released
Six Ways Franchisors Can Reduce Joint Employer Liability Risk
CalBar Certified Franchise & Distribution Law Specialist by Barry Kurtz 818-907-3006 In January 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determined that indirect control or the reserved right to control, even if unexercised, could be
Franchise Law: Burden of Joint Employer Just Got a Little Lighter
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818-907-3006 Direct control, indirect control…these are the employment litigation phrases that had franchisors cowering in duck-and-cover positions over the last few years. But the Department of
Los Angeles Ensures Employees Know Their Rights. Employers, Take Notice.
Employment Defense by Amy I. Huberman 818-907-3014 If Los Angeles was a person rather than a city, you could practically hear her telling employers, “It’s ON.” The warning comes by way of a massive ad
Working Families Flexibility Act Means Little to California Employers
Employment Defense by Nicole Kamm 818.907.3235 The House of Representatives just passed U.S. H.R. 1180, a bill that could potentially give certain businesses and their employees more flexibility in federal overtime compensation. The Working Families
Negative Reviews: Seeing Stars or Trolls? Here’s What You Can and Can’t Do
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 Trolls aren’t just fictional creatures living under bridges in fairy tales – today they are anonymous but highly visible creatures plaguing individuals and businesses on
Negative Reviews: Franchises Pursuing Truth, Justice, & Defamation Claims
Chair, Franchise & Distribution Practice Group by Barry Kurtz 818.907.3006 Franchised businesses, particularly restaurants, hotels, automotive servicers and others have been falling victim to the digital age. Many consumers now choose the places they do
Whacky Employment Claims: Who’s Whackier? Management or the Employee?
Employment Defense by Nicole Kamm 818.907.3235 As employment defense attorneys, we see many strange situations arise in the workplace. The question is, how prepared are you as an employer to handle the wackiness that may