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The start of a new year often brings with it changes in governing wage and hour legislation. Effective

Despite the dramatic gains in the Senate by the Democrats and the support of President-elect Obama, there

California Labor Code section 515.5 exempts certain employees in the computer software field from the

In the last quarter of 2008, both Congress and the California State Legislature concentrated their attention

Meal and rest breaks are not the only wage and hour issue the California courts are tackling. Several

Note: For additional guidance on the use of furloughs or hours reductions as alternatives to layoffs,

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a final rule that revises Form

For the past several years, plaintiffs have routinely sought punitive damages in their wage and hour

In a surprise move, President-elect Obama has chosen dark-horse candidate Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA) as

Now that the California Supreme Court has accepted review of Brinker Restaurant Corporation v. Superior