WHEN DO LIES BECOME AN ACTIONABLE FRAUD CLAIM IN CALIFORNIA?
I. GENERALLY The term “fraud” is thrown around a loosely these days. It is not uncommon for a business client to tell her attorney that she has been defrauded in a business deal because a vender lied, a partner stole
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The Department of Labor’s Recent Joint Employer Interpretation Seeks to Hold More Employers, Whether Payroll Companies or Worksite Sites Controlled by Third Parties More Accountable
I. Overview The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new Administrator’s Interpretation (AI) that emphasizes the agency’s intent to apply joint employer status more broadly under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
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Higher Accountability for Federal labor violations by Employers
The Department of Labor’s Recent Joint Employer Interpretation Seeks to Hold More Employers, Whether Payroll Companies or Worksite Sites Controlled by Third Parties More Accountable I. Overview The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new Administrator’s Interpretation (AI) that
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Attorney’s Fees as Damages In California: When Are They Recoverable?
I. GENERALLY California follows the “American Rule,” which provides each party involved in litigation is responsible for paying his or her own attorney’s fees and costs unless provided otherwise by statute or contract. However, a party can circumvent this rule
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WHEN DOES THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS BEGIN TO ACCRUE, OR “RUN,” IN PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE CASES?
I. OVERVIEW In summary, this blog addresses when “actual injury” occurs to satisfy the damages element of professional negligence lawsuits against attorneys, brokers, accountants, and other professionals and analyze the divergent views as to when the statute of limitations (known
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