by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Jul 27, 2014 | Overtime
The following post is written in a Q & A format and is intended to explain employers and employees California overtime law for computing daily and weekly overtime hours for non-exempt employees. It appears there is a misunderstanding as to the correct method of...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Jan 6, 2014 | Employment Law News
Beginning January 1, 2014, all employers must pay to each employee who performs work in San Francisco (including temporary and part-time employees) wages not less than $10.74 per hour. The increase is a continued effort of the legislative measure passed by the San...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Oct 24, 2013 | Arbitration
In Sonic-Calabasas A., Inc. v. Moren, 2013 Cal. LEXIS 8111 (Cal. Oct. 17, 2013) (“Sonic II”), in light of Concepcion, the Court overruled its previous contrary holding in Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc. v. Moreno (2011) 51 Cal.4th 659 (“Sonic I”) and...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Oct 2, 2013 | Employment Law News
By definition, wage-and-hour litigation is about the money and ability to recover attorney’s fees has always been a driving force behind any employment lawsuit. For example, pursuant to Labor Code section 1194, when an employee prevails in a cialis generic cheap...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Aug 11, 2013 | Minimum Wage
Question: I work as an auto mechanic (or automotive service technician) at a local auto dealership in California. My compensation is based on a piece-rate system. In other words, I am paid at a “flag-hour” rate of $25 for specific automotive repair projects. However,...
