A whistleblower is basically anyone in California who discloses information to a government or a law enforcement agency based on a reasonable belief that their employer is violating a statute, rule or regulation, or refuses to participate in an employer activity that would result in a violation or a rule, statute, or regulation. The law […]
Federal Arbitration Act
The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), based on rulings from the United States Supreme Court, trumps a variety of other types of laws. There is currently a split of authority between federal appeals courts as to the interaction between National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and the FAA. Some circuits, including the Ninth (which covers California) have […]
Statute of limitations for breach of contract disputes
Statutes of limitation are deadlines imposed by law regarding breach of contract disputes. They define the date by which a legal action must be filed or be barred for untimeliness. In the case of a written contract, the statute of limitations is 4 years from the date of breach. In the case of an oral […]
Misclassified Employees in a Class Action
Quite often it happens that an employer has a policy that is applicable to a group of employees. That is where, typically, the class action vehicle may come in where a group of workers are harmed in the same way so that a single lawsuit against the employer can be brought on behalf of the […]
Resolving litigation through settlement agreements
Courts favor settlement agreements because they bring litigation to a close and allow the parties and the Court to go onto other matters. Professionally prepared settlement agreements will normally include a covenant all disputes – whether known or unknown – are being settled, and that the parties agree to waive the protections of Civil Code […]
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