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Remote work, also called telecommuting or working from home, has become increasingly common these days. One reason is that technology makes it easier for employees to perform their jobs without setting foot in a physical workplace. Under California’s Fair Employment...
California employers and employees alike know the usual rule: time spent driving between job sites is compensable, but ordinary commute time is not. But this is not always the case. In Oliver v. Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A., Inc., 51 Cal.App.5th 1 (2020),...
A recent California Court of Appeal decision confirms that prospective meal period waivers are enforceable, so long as they are voluntary, revocable, and not unconscionable. In La Kimba Bradsbery et al. v. Vicar Operating, Inc., 110 Cal.App.5th (2025), employees...
On August 21, 2025, the California Supreme Employee issued an opinion in Iloff v. Lapaille, 18 Cal.5th 551 (Cal. 2025) clarifying what constitutes “good faith” for purposes of reducing or eliminating liquidated damages in minimum wage cases. In Iloff, the plaintiff...
Nobody should be subjected to racial slurs at work. If it happens “only” once, can an employee prevail in a harassment claim against his/her employer? On July 29, 2024, the California Supreme Court made it clear in Bailey v. San Francisco District Attorney’s Office,...
On October 7, 2025, The Davis Enterprise published an article about the lawsuit Clark v. Davis Joint Unified School District, et al. (Yolo County Superior Employee, Case No. 25CV2025-2838). The lawsuit was filed by Finley Employment Law. Click here for the full...
On January 24, 2025, The Sacramento Bee published an article about the case Hart v. ESA Management, LLC, et al. (Sacramento County Superior Court Case No. 25CV001209). The lawsuit was filed by Finley Employment Law and Renee Amador Law Office. Click here for the full...
Lawsuit Alleges that Extended Stay America’s Discriminatory Practices Repeatedly Exposed Employee to Crime, Violence, and Threats of Violence Finley Employment Law and Renee Amador Law Office Represent Former Extended Stay America Employee Accusing Extended Stay...