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Payne & Fears’ Las Vegas office opening featured in Daily Journal Extra’s Industry Watch on June 7, 2004....
December 21, 2017
Ninth Circuit Adopts Primary Beneficiary Test to Determine Whether Vocational Students Are “Employees” Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
In a case of first impression in the Ninth Circuit, Benjamin v. B&H Educ., Inc., 877 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2017), the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals adopted the “primary beneficiary test” to determine whether vocational...
In the final days of 2017, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) nixed yet another Obama-Era decision, overruling a highly controversial decision in Specialty Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center of Mobile, 357 NLRB 934...
December 16, 2017
NLRB Delivers Big Win for Employers by Overturning Controversial Obama-Era Joint Employer Test
Employers should breathe a sigh of relief. On December 14, 2017, the National Labor Relations Board overturned the dramatic expansion of the joint employer test it established just two years ago in the controversial...
December 16, 2017
Nevada Supreme Court Holds that Employees Have a Private Right of Action for Unpaid Wages
In a case of first impression in Nevada, Neville v. Eighth Judicial Dist. Court, 133 Nev. Adv. Op. 95 (Dec. 7, 2017), the Nevada Supreme Court held that employees have a private right of action to recoup unpaid wages under...
This month’s key California employment law cases involve disability discrimination claims and procedural issues related to workers’ compensation proceedings. Disability Discrimination – Neufeld v. WinCo Holdings,...
Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Daniel F. Fears has been recognized by Orange County Business Journal in its 2017 OC 500 Directory of Influence. The OC 500 is a compendium of 500...
This 90 minute meeting will cover new laws impacting employers in California and nationwide; how to address politics, speech and the workplace creating a culture of inclusion and openness; revelations in harassment cases and...
November 30, 2017
Non-Compete and Trade Secret Law in Utah: What’s Changed, What Hasn’t Changed and How to Prepare for What’s Ahead
The general rule in the United States has historically permitted non-competition agreements when they are reasonable in time and geographic scope. California has been the leading exception. Business and...
Eric Sohlgren and Robert Coviello discuss the top employment law developments of 2017. In this focused 90-minute program, the speakers focus on the changes likely to have the greatest effect on employment law...
This one-hour session, geared toward human resources professionals and in-house attorneys, will cover legal changes impacting California employers, including a discussion of new laws, enforcement trends, and “hot...
A California Court of Appeal has confirmed that additional insured endorsements (“AIE”) granting coverage for liability arising out of a named insured’s “ongoing operations,” and in effect during those “ongoing...