Authored and researched by Tim Capowski with assistance from former colleague(s). A burgeoning litigation backlog, exacerbated by COVID, requires the Bench and Bar to become more efficient in valuing personal injury actions,...
October 8, 2020
How California Compensates Workers Who are “On Call”
In California, the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders define “hours worked” as the time during which an employee is “subject to the control of the employer,” and consists of all the time the...
October 1, 2020
What is the Professional Computer Exemption?
In California, employees are protected by two main sets of laws that control wages: The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the California Labor Code. Under both the FLSA and the Labor Code, there is what is called...
September 28, 2020
When a Pattern Jury Instruction Contrary to New York Law Arrogates the Law (September 2020)
Authored and researched by Tim Capowski with assistance from former colleague(s). All too often, perception becomes reality. Awards for pre-impact terror in New York are no exception. While pre-impact terror was historically...
September 23, 2020
California Enacts New COVID-19 Laws: SB-1159 – California Extends Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Earlier this year in response to COVID-19, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-62-20, which created a rebuttable presumption that for certain employees who suffer illness or injury from COVID-19 will be presumed to have...