September 12th, 2017/By Admin/In Firm Events
Firm Partner Sherry Shavit will be a featured guest speaker at the PIHRA GO BIG event to be held at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California, on October 13, 2017. The topic of discussion will be “Avoiding the Pitfalls of FLSA Misclassification” and will focus on the Fair Labor Standards Act requirements which are often overlooked by employers when complying with classification rules.
Ms. Shavit is a successful trial attorney who represents employers of all sizes on a wide variety of labor law matters. Read More
August 07th, 2017/By Admin/In Blog, SBSBLOG
Topics for this Month include:
– Restricting vacation pay for first-year employees
– Revised (again) I-9 Form
– DOL Asks for Comments on Overtime Exemption Rules
– San Francisco Employers Banned from Inquiring About Past Salary History
– Recent amendments to employment bills
*** I will be speaking at the California HR Conference on August 28, 2017 at the Long Beach Convention Center on the topic “To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate in California . . Read More
July 15th, 2017/By Admin/In Blog, SBSBLOG
Topics for this Month include:
– ERISA exemption for church-affiliated hospitals
– Exemption salary requirement cannot include nonmonetary benefits
– FLSA Anti-Retaliation Extended to Attorneys
– Federal agencies flipping positions on wage regulations
– Update on California employment bills that still survive
U.S. Supreme Court Extends ERISA Religious Exemption to Church-Affiliated Hospitals
On June 5, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the “church-plan” exemption in ERISA includes not only churches themselves, but also church-affiliated organizations, such as hospitals. Read More
Tharpe & Howell’s Coverage and Bad Faith Defense Team and Appellate Team achieved another excellent result for an insurance carrier client when the California Court of Appeal upheld the prior granting of a motion for summary judgment in an action alleging bad faith! The Firm’s client, Mid-Century Insurance Company, had issued a policy of comprehensive general liability insurance covering a gasoline station. After one of the station’s underground fuel storage tanks failed a test, the insured discovered the underside of the tank had suffered some minor damage to its hull. Read More
Tharpe & Howell, LLP will be an exhibitor at the California Coalition on Workers’ Compensation (CCWC) 15th Annual Conference to be held at the Disney Grand California Hotel & Spa in Anaheim, California from July 12, 2017 through July 14, 2017. The CCWC is dedicated to providing leadership, education, and advocacy in support of an equitable and efficient workers’ compensation system. If you will be at the conference, please stop by our table to say hello to members of our Firm’s Workers’ Compensation Defense team. Read More
