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In a 6-3 decision issued today, the United States Supreme Court held that a former employee of an offshore oil rig, who earned more than $200,000 a year, was eligible for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act...
February 21, 2023
Employers May Require Arbitration Agreements as Condition of Employment, Federal Appeals Court Holds
After more than three years of litigation, the Ninth Circuit has held that AB 51, California’s attempt to ban mandatory employment arbitration agreements, is unenforceable. The History of AB 51 in the Courts California...
Part Three of a Series Payne & Fears’ Business Litigation Group helps businesses and their owners with wide-ranging disputes. In our practice, we’ve noticed that in disputes among business partners there are common...
Effective Feb. 3, 2023, California has implemented new, “permanent,” COVID-19 standards. The new regulations were adopted by Cal/OSHA on Dec. 15, 2022, but only became effective upon the review and final approval by the...
February 9, 2023
30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum Hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute: How to Maximize Law Firm Alumni’s Impact on Business Development
At the 30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute, Alexandra DeFelice discusses how law firms are leveraging their alumni to increase their business development efforts....
An article on about employers’ applicant screening tools and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) by Payne & Fears’ attorneys Connor Kridle and Phil Lem was featured in the Winter...
February 1, 2023
30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute: Assessing the State of Law Firm Marketing & Business Development
At the 30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute, Alexandra DeFelice discusses how law firm marketing and business development leaders are working to build collaboration and improve their...
January 26, 2023
30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum Hosted by Thompson Reuters Institute: Competing on a Modest Marketing Budget
At the 30th Annual Marketing Partner Forum hosted by Thomson Reuters Institute, Alexandra DeFelice discusses the how smaller law firms can pull success out of even the most modest marketing budgets....
January 25, 2023
Going Rogue: Navigating a Business Through Fraud or Unethical Conduct by a Co-Owner
Part Two of a Series Payne & Fears’ Business Litigation Group helps businesses and their owners with wide-ranging disputes. In our practice, we’ve noticed that in disputes among business partners there are common...
Caleb Chin has joined Payne & Fears LLP as an associate attorney based in the firm’s Irvine office. Caleb represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation, including wage-and-hour, Private Attorneys General...
We congratulate the nine hardworking Payne & Fears attorneys named 2023 Southern California Super Lawyers® in the following practice areas: Business Litigation Daniel M. Livingston Benjamin A. Nix Thomas L. Vincent...
On Jan. 5, 2023, the FTC proposed a new rule that would prohibit employers from imposing non-compete agreements on their workers. The new rule would apply to new and existing non-compete agreements. The new rule would make it...