by Experience, Dedication, Results | 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 Experience, Dedication, Results | 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...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Jun 29, 2012
TARGET AN UNMET NEED. FOCUS ON “NEEDS” NOT JUST “PRODUCTS/SERVICES.” LOOK TO YOUR UNIQUE STRENGTHS TO ANSWER: AND CAN I FILL THAT NEED BETTER/FASTER THAN MY PEERS/COMPETITORS? STEP BACK OR SIDEWAYS IN ORDER TO GROW–I.E., RE-EVALUATE YOUR...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Jun 5, 2012
What does the European financial crisis have to do with employment law? That is somewhat like asking what does unemployment have to do with employment law. The issues remain the same, but the volume and context will change. Here’s a novice’s...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Jun 4, 2012
As the population ages, there’s a growing industry of caretakers who will be working in the homes of the elderly. These persons will often spend nearly all of the 24-hour day in the home of the client. The question arises: are these caretakers entitled to...
by Experience, Dedication, Results | Jun 4, 2012
When I first wrote about the CRASH program last year with its first launching, I thought it would be a more dominant feature of the LA Superior Court. It seems to be occasional and brief, running one to two weeks at a time, and not at all for several months...
