California Supreme Court to Determine Whether Employers Must Enforce the Taking of Meal Breaks
 Three years after granting review, the California Supreme Court finally held oral arguments last week in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court. I attended the oral arguments in San Francisco because of the importance of this decision to small business owners like our clients. Two important issues that have been awaiting resolution are whether under California law there is a duty to enforce the taking of meal breaks, and how breaks must be timed. Fired for Working Through Lunch?
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The End of the Internet as We Know It?
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a bill that Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas introduced in the United States House of Representatives in October, 2011. The bill is intended to help law enforcement agencies in the United States fight the distribution and sale of copyrighted intellectual property, like music, movies, and software and also of counterfeit goods. While that sounds good, the negative side effects of these expanded government powers far outweigh any good that might come of the bills passage.
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Willfully Misclassified: New Perils in Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
 In an era of ultra-tight budgets, getting something for less is appealing. One such temptation is hiring someone to be an independent contractor, instead of as an employee. The Legislature and Governor Brown, however, have added to the downside of that calculation.
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