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Elementary Elements of Employment Law: Everything You Need to Know, You Learned in Kindergarten
While there are many complex aspects of employment law, the basics are principles taught in kindergarten. As we prepare for back-to-school, let’s look at the elementary elements that can help …
Almost Cut My Hair
In 2018, New Jersey high school varsity wrestler Andrew Johnson was forced to have his dreadlocks sheared by referee, Alan Maloney, or forfeit his match. According to published reports, Maloney …
EEOC Pay Data Report Portal Now Open
On July 15, 2019 the portal for submission of EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Reporting opened. All employers, including federal contractors, with 100 or more employees must submit Component 2 …
Supreme Court Decision Encourages Prompt Registration of Copyrighted Works
On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split regarding the Copyright Act’s requirement of “registration” of a work prior to bringing an enforcement action against an alleged …
U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Decision Prohibiting Employers from Paying Women Less Than Men Based on Their Salary History
A Ninth Circuit Court decision from April 2018 prohibiting employers from paying women less than men based on their salary history has been overturned on a technicality by the U. …
Requiring a Nonexempt Employee to Call-In to Work May Require Providing Reporting Time Pay
On February 4, 2019, the California Court of Appeal issued its ruling in Ward v. Tilly’s, Inc. The Court held that employers requiring a nonexempt employee to report in by …
The Impact Of “Festo” Cases On The Doctrine Of Equivalents
For more than a decade, the Supreme Court of the United States and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”), in a series of cases entitled Festo …
National Labor Relations Board to Publish Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Joint Employer Standard
On September 14,2018, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding the joint employer standard. Under the Proposed Rule, an employer …
Trade Secrets – Part I: Protect Your Trade Secret Before It Leaves Your “Door”
California federal courts, particularly the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, have the highest number of trade secret cases, according to a July 2018 “Trade Secret Litigation …
Leech Tishman Welcomes Esther J. Choe
PASADENA, CA – September 10, 2018 – Leech Tishman is pleased to announce the addition of a new attorney to the firm, Esther J. Choe. Esther joins Leech Tishman as …