by employeelaw | Jul 23, 2012
$8.5 million has been awarded an Employee who worked at an oil refinery. In 2005, the Employee hurt her knee while working as a Shift Supervisor. Thereafter, the Employer assigned her to a desk job position because of her knee problems. When another Company acquired...
by employeelaw | Jul 23, 2012
Nearly all states follow the “American Rule” that unless the parties agree, or a statute provides for fees, each side is to bear its own fees in litigation without regard to victory. Some States, and a large number of nations follow the “English...
by employeelaw | Jul 3, 2012
The California Supreme Court has provided a clarification to the question: can a party obtain the statements taken from witnesses in a case where those statements are procured by the opposing counsel? Stated technically, the question is whether the statements are...
by employeelaw | Jul 3, 2012
Outside sales persons are generally exempt from the overtime laws. The question becomes what is a true “outside salesperson”. For one class of workers, pharmaceutical sales reps, the U.S. Supreme Court has provided the answer. At least as far as the Fair Labor...
