Lisa Madeline Chapman Law Blog

The recent uptick in mergers and acquisitions has been widely reported in the press. While this is good news for companies looking for an exit and their counterparts looking to make an acquisition, California and federal employment laws and regulations create many risks for companies in transition.   

Acquired companies must be mindful of their obligation to comply with wage and hour laws relating to termination of... Read More

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") reported last week that in fiscal year 2010 it experienced a 7.2% increase in the volume of newly filed discrimination claims. Discrimination claims are ones in which employees claim that they have been treated unfairly because of their sex, race, ethnic origin, disability or some other "protected category". Typically these claims are brought either shortly before or immediately after an employee is terminated. In most... Read More

The Royse Law Firm Employment Law Newsletter

November, 2010

By Lisa Chapman, Esq.



Should Employers Limit Their Employees' Right to Criticize the Company on Facebook and Other Social Media Networks?



It has become increasingly common for companies to adopt policies which seek to limit the manner in which their employees may communicate about their work environment on social media websites. The... Read More

California's prohibition against covenants not to compete remains very strong, just not strong enough to stop companies from bringing a costly and very public trade secret misappropriation or wrongful disclosure law suit against a former employee.  The case of Hewlett Packard  ("HP") vs. Mark Hurd, the former CEO of HP, has been front and center on the minds of many Silicon Valley executives and companies since it was filed three weeks ago.  HP's lawsuit... Read More

DO YOU NEED TO HIRE EMPLOYEES, BUT FEEL THAT YOUR COMPANY CANNOT AFFORD IT?  HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF "THE HIRE ACT" - THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S LATEST PROGRAM AIMED AT INCENTIVIZING COMPANIES TO HIRE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AND REDUCING THE COST OF LABOR

On March 18, President Obama signed the Hire Act into law.  In a nutshell, this new law provides employers with an incentive to hire previously... Read More

DO YOU NEED TO HIRE EMPLOYEES, BUT FEEL THAT YOUR COMPANY CANNOT AFFORD IT?  HOW TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF "THE HIRE ACT" - THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S LATEST PROGRAM AIMED AT INCENTIVIZING COMPANIES TO HIRE UNEMPLOYED WORKERS AND REDUCING THE COST OF LABOR

On March 18, President Obama signed the Hire Act into law.  In a nutshell, this new law provides employers with an incentive to hire previously... Read More

You may have noticed a new trend - a lot of potential employees are offering to work for free.  There are many reasons cited for this trend: students are grappling with a noticeable shortage of summer jobs and are turning their attention to building their resume in their chosen field; older workers are being forced back into the workforce as a result of recent economic losses; and, workers displaced by job layoffs over the past few years are looking for opportunities to learn new... Read More