Apple, Virgin America, 1965 Ford Mustang, and Mike Rowe. These are examples of Guy Kawasaki’s idea of Enchantment. In his new book he sets out to help readers understand what enchantment is in order to strive to be enchanting. Some have called it an update of How To Win Friends And 
Influence People
When Must Employers Pay For On-Call or Standby Time?
The DLSE takes the view that, on-call or standby time at the work site is considered hours worked for which the employee must be compensated even if the employee does nothing but wait for something to happen. “[A]n employer, if he chooses, may hire a man to do nothing or to do nothing but wait
Reader Question – Workplace Relationships
Q: Is it “Illegal” to work with a relative as your co-worker or supervisor, or is it left up to the facility/business to make rules regarding how/who they hire as their employees?
There is nothing in California law that prohibits family members from working together. However, many companies institute non-fraternization or anti-nepotism policies as a
Medical Marijuana Raising New Employment Law Issues
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday about the difficulties employers are facing when employees are found to have marijuana in their systems while at work. The article notes employees are asking if they could use their company-provided flex spending accounts to purchase the medical marijuana. There are many issues that will have to be
Waitress fired for Facebook post
This week the internet is buzzing about a waitress who was fired for making disparaging comments on Facebook about a customer. It was inevitable, and if employers have not realized it yet, this story should bring the point home that social networking is yet another issue employers need to take a proactive step in
Self-imposed MCLE for lawyers: computers, Internet and the law
Daniel Schwartz at the Connecticut Employment Law Blog writes about whether or not employment lawyers who advise their clients on social networking policies need to use social networking. I’ve writing on this topic before, but as the Internet becomes more and more dominate in everyday life, Daniel prompted me to revisit the issue. 
While I
Does the California Labor Code Apply to Summer Interns?
With the summer shortly upon us, employers will no doubt be faced with students looking for internship opportunities. Employers need to be very careful in characterizing students as interns, and not paying them minimum wage and following California’s other numerous Labor Code provisions that protect employees.
In April 2010, the Department of Labor Standards
Easier To Catch Liars
We are nearly at the point were everything we do is recorded. Think no one knows where you are? Wrong, your phone’s GPS can be used to track your location without you knowing about it.
Parties to lawsuits have not realized this new phenomenon either. In almost every case I have litigated in over the last
“It didn’t happen if you didn’t write it down”
I came across an article recently by Design by Gravity (via Lifehacker) – Methods of Work: It Didn’t Happen If You Didn’t Write It Down – reminding designers and programmers to record their thoughts in some manner, or else lose it forever. The lesson does not apply just to designers and programmers, but also
What Labor Code requirements can employees waive?
It may come as a surprise to many employers that employees cannot waive, or enter into contracts
contrary to many of California’s Labor Code requirements. The rationale for this is pretty basic: if employees could waive the rights given to them under the Labor Code, every employer would simply require the employee to waive the