Taxability of Employment Law Settlements and Judgments Under Federal and California Law
“There is nothing certain in life except death and taxes.” That observation is most commonly…
Joe RoseDecember 13, 2025
Compelled Statements, Discipline, and Constitutional Limits: Revisiting Lybarger v. City of Los Angeles
Among the most important California Supreme Court decisions affecting public employee investigations is Lybarger v.…
Joe RoseDecember 13, 2025
Liberty Interests and Due Process in Public Employment: Revisiting Lubey v. City and County of San Francisco
While much of California public employment law focuses on property interests in continued employment, public…
Joe RoseDecember 13, 2025
Revisiting Skelly v. State Personnel Board: Due Process Foundations for California Public Employees
Although decided in 1975, Skelly v. State Personnel Board remains one of the most important…
Joe RoseDecember 13, 2025
Understanding the Basics of California’s Workers’ Compensation System
California’s workers’ compensation system is a foundational part of the state’s employment law framework, designed…
Joe RoseDecember 13, 2025
Meal Period Compliance and the Evidentiary Significance of Time Records
More than four years after the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Donohue v.…
Joe RoseDecember 13, 2025
Court of Appeal Clarifies Meal-Period Class Certification, PAGA Manageability, and Federal Preemption in Trucking Industry Case
In a partially published decision issued on December 11, 2025, the California Court of Appeal,…
Joe RoseDecember 13, 2025
Sierra Pacific Industries Wage and Hour Cases: A Closer Look at Arbitration Waiver
The California Court of Appeal’s published decision in Sierra Pacific Industries Wage and Hour Cases…
Joe RoseDecember 10, 2025
Court of Appeal Applies Privette Doctrine to Bar Premises Liability Claim by Independent Contractor’s Employee
In a published decision filed on December 3, 2025, the California Court of Appeal, Second…
Joe RoseDecember 5, 2025
When Workplace Statements Cross the Line: Court of Appeal Affirms Violence Restraining Order
In a partially published opinion filed on October 31, 2025, and certified for partial publication…
Joe RoseNovember 2, 2025


