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San Francisco Court Expands Individual Liability and Reinforces Protection to Whistleblower

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Retaliation, Whistleblower Protection
In an interesting recent ruling, a federal district court in California stated that individual executives and directors at companies may be held liable for alleged corporate fraud and corruption.  In this unique case, a former general counsel of Bio-Rad Laboratories was allowed to proceed with his claim against the co...

Minimum Wage Increases Create Fresh Grounds for Lawsuits in California

Posted on by Simon Mikail
Category: Employee Rights, Retaliation, Wage Violations
Have you recently reviewed your paycheck to make sure your employer complied with the constantly increasing minimum wage? Aside from the current federal and state minimum wage rates of $7.25 and $9.00, respectively, local city minimums must also be followed. For example, we recently received notice that workers in sev...