Employers Are Now Required to Maintain Health Benefits for Employees During Pregnancy Related Leave

Posted by on Aug 16, 2012 in Employment, News | 1 comment The California legislature has put in place more protective measures for all female employees who go on pregnancy related leave. The legislature has essentially placed more stringent requirements on employers when female employees take pregnancy related leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and the California Family Rights Act (“CFRA”) previously required employers to provide...
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New Law Places Employers Under Stricter Scrutiny for Willful Misclassification of Employees

Posted by on Aug 14, 2012 in Employment, News | 0 comments For years now, many employers have been preferring to hire individuals as “independent contractors,” regardless of whether or not the individual truly meets the criteria of how the law defines an “independent contractor.” Employers sometimes misclassify employees because of an honest mistake, but often times, employers blindly misclassify employees because it is much cheaper to have an...
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Class Action Lawsuit against Fox’s Internship Program

Posted by on Aug 14, 2012 in Employment, Entertainment, News | 0 comments Two interns at Fox Searchlight filed suit against the company for violating minimum wage and overtime law.  The lawsuit which was filed last fall, claimed that Fox used interns to do the work that should have been done by paid employees.  They also claimed that the internship did not provide them with “educational experience”.  Therefore, the suit claims, that Fox is not exempt...
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New Law Limits the Ability of Employers to Use Job Applicant’s Credit History Information During Hiring Process

Posted by on Aug 14, 2012 in Consumer Debt, Employment, News | 0 comments Many individuals are now keenly aware that employers consider much more than a job applicant’s resume or job application. Nowadays, the internet has allowed employers to glimpse into the personal lives of many would be job seekers through Facebook profiles, Twitter posts, or even personal blogs. What many job applicants may be less aware of is the fact that employers have been reviewing the...
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The Usually Silent Teller is Suing to Protect his Craft

Posted by on Apr 23, 2012 in Art, Copyright, Employment, Film, Intellectual Property, News, Television | 0 comments Teller, half of Penn & Teller is suing a magician for copyright infringement. According to numerous reports, Teller is suing a Dutch Magician named Gerard Dogge. The suit alleges that Dogge is infringing on Teller’s copyrighted trick known as “Shadows”. The trick uses a rose projected onto a screen with a spotlight. The magician cuts the shadow which in turn cuts that actual...
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Trial Date Set in Actress Huang Hoang’s Lawsuit Against IMDB and Amazon

Posted by on Mar 6, 2012 in Art, Employment, Entertainment, Film, News, Television | 2 comments The Texas-based actress suing IMDB and its parent company Amazon for publishing her true age on their website is now moving forward and the federal judge presiding over the case has set a trial date for January 07, 2013. Hoang’s lawsuit asserts causes of action for breach of contract, fraud, and violation of Washington’s Privacy and Consumer Protection Act. Now that the Ms. Hoang has...
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