California employers may finally rejoice: there is now an employer-friendly state court decision, Higgins-Williams v. Sutter Med. Found., 237 Cal. App. 4th 78 (2015). The case takeaway is straightforward: an employee’s claimed inability to work under a supervisor because of the supervisor’s causing the employee anxiety and stress during standard oversight of the
Ian Wright
Lack of Cell Phone Reimbursement Creates Class Action Liability for CA Employers
By Remy Kessler & Ian Wright on
Remy Kessler and Ian A. Wright have posted a new article on Forbes.com.
On August 12, 2014, the California court of appeal issued a sweeping decision that may spark a new wave of class action lawsuits against California employers. In Cochran v. Schwan’s Home Service, Inc., the appellate court determined that employers must reimburse employees…