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Where Does Hotel Industry Joint Employment Liability End?

by in Hotel Development, Human Resources, Legal, Lodging. Posted January 6, 2017
A big issue facing hotel owners is who is the employer—is it the owner or the manager, the franchisor or the franchisee, the client or the contractor? Who has the liability for employment claims? Many hotel owners today are real estate investment trusts, private funds, insurance companies and other institutional owners, which muddies dividing lines, ...
Tags Hospitality Industry Lawsuits Legal Issue Lodging
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Time to Act – Employers Have Fewer than Six Months to Comply With New Federal Overtime Exemption Rule

by in Human Resources, Legal. Posted July 13, 2016
By: Paul Bressan and Ruth Seroussi On May 18, 2016, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced its much-anticipated final overtime exemption rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), as tasked to do by President Obama in 2014. The DOL received more than 270,000 comments since it published its Notice of Proposed Rule ...
Tags Government Labor and Employment Legal Issue
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Startups: Steps to protect your intellectual property

by in Insurance & Loss Prevention, Technology. Posted April 18, 2016
Do you have a handle on protect your intellectual property? Do you know the pitfalls and technical measures that you should take to protect your intellectual property? Startup or not, these tips from Buchalter Nemer provide a valuable checklist to help protect your IP. Explore the nuances of California’s laws around the ownership of intellectual ...
Tags Buchalter Cyber Security Privacy & Security Technology
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Rules for Workplace Social Media Policies That Work

by in Human Resources, Technology. Posted March 5, 2016
Authors: Kalley Aman and Ruth Seroussi practice labor and employment law and litigation with Buchalter in Los Angeles. EMPLOYEES MAY TURN TO PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA accounts or private chat rooms to vent about the workplace without realizing that these communications may be read by their employers. The law recognizes that employers have legitimate interests in disciplining ...
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Attention California Employers: New Employment Laws Affecting Your Business Take Effect on January 1, 2016

by in Human Resources, Legal. Posted December 29, 2015
by Paul L. Bressan and Louise Truong In past years the Governor of California has enacted new laws related to employment that place additional burdens on employers, while granting additional rights to employees. This year is no exception. Although there is some minimal relief to employers, Governor Brown has enacted a number of employee-friendly laws, ...
Tags Buchalter California Employment Law
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