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On September 16, 2016, Payne & Fears partner Amy Patton presented at the California Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) Annual Conference. Patton spoke on the following topics: Performance Problems and Litigation...
On December 8, 2016, attorneys Leila Narvid, Melissa Clarke and Matthew Lewis, hosted a complimentary employment law update on new laws taking effect in 2017 and key cases from 2016. Our experienced employment lawyers...
On January 20, 2017, Eric Sohlgren and Amy Patton conducted a seminar for CEB on “Employment Law Practice: 2016 Year in Review.” The seminar was held at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center in Los Angeles, CA....
On Tuesday, December 16, 2016, Amy Patton gave a live webinar for CEB, “California Fair Pay Act”. Amy presented this webinar with compensation consultant, Richard Lane from HR Strategies....
On September 16, 2016, Amy Patton participated in CEB’s, The Basics Conference. Amy gave two presentations at this conference: “Performance Problems and Litigation Avoidance” and “Managing Leaves of Absence.”...
On January 9, 2017, Eric Sohlgren presented “2016 in Review: Key Employment Law Developments” to the Orange County Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Section in Newport Beach, CA....
November 29, 2016
Federal Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking DOL’s Final Overtime Rule
A federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its Final Rule implementing higher salary requirements to qualify for an overtime...
Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce the firm was recently recognized as one of the “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. The firm received a Tier 1 ranking in Orange County for...
Payne & Fears LLP is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017 in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Employment Law...
Another city has added to the burdens of doing business in California by passing its own paid sick leave and minimum wage requirements not always consistent with state law. On June 7, 2016, voters approved an ordinance...
Exceeding even the newly expanded requirements of state law, on June 2, 2016, the Los Angeles City Council increased the city-wide minimum wage to $10.50 per hour and doubled employee paid sick time to 48 hours per year. Los...
Almost all companies have information that they consider trade secrets. On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act creating a new federal civil cause of action which companies may use to...