California business dispute lawyers are familiar with airlines advertising ridiculously low fees that conceal taxes and additional tariffs which consumers are not aware of. Sprint Airways is not likely to advertise its $9 fares anytime soon. The airline has been…
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By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq. On November15, 2011, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its fiscal year 2011 numbers. The full text of the release can be found on the EEOC website. The EEOC received 99,947 charges of discrimination…
By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq. In a case argued and briefed by Higgs, Fletcher & Mack’s appellate team of John Morris and Victoria Fuller, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Haligowski v. Superior Court rejected an attempt to impose…
By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decided Kairy v. Super Shuttle International yesterday. At issue was whether a plaintiff could sue in state or federal court alleging independent contractor misclassification or whether the California Public…
Thanks for all of those that attended HFM’s joint employment/immigration seminar. The powerpoint slides from the presentation are attached: Immigration Employment
Del Monte Corporation and Barclays Capital Inc. have agreed to settle shareholder lawsuits over Del Monte’s sale to an investor group. As part of the settlement, Del Monte will pay shareholders up to $65.7 million, while Barclays will pay shareholders…
By: Sam G. Sherman Higgs, Fletcher & Mack, LLP, in coordination with The Law Offices of Jacob Sapochnick, will host a seminar on November 2, 2011 focusing on Immigration and Employment law issues for San Diego employers. The seminar’s flyer…
By: Sam G. Sherman, Esq. Last week, Governor Brown signed several pieces of new legislation regarding employment. One such bill amended existing law concerning employers with commissioned salesperson. Under previous law, an employer with no permanent and fixed place of…
When it comes to promoting their products, San Diego litigation lawyers find that many companies don’t shy away from making extravagantly false claims, or resorting to deceptive advertising. Reebok is realizing that such practices can often affect the balance sheet.…