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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 13th, 2012 / Columns, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Caruso’s tourism tax break could sidestep prevailing wage laws
The L.A. builder might avoid the prospect of having to pay high-ticket wages while revamping the Miramar.
Businesses don’t have to force their workers to take lunch breaks – they need only make them available to avoid penalties under California labor law. But they still face the threat of class-action lawsuits if they have a policy of promoting only the employees who work through their lunch breaks. The California Supreme Court handed Read More →
Santa Barbara-based Melchiori Construction Co. and the University of California appear to be headed for a showdown over a project at UC Santa Barbara that was originally awarded at $6.5 million. The UC Regents Office says the Ocean Science Education Building at Lagoon and UCEN roads should have been completed by Aug. 15. The system’s Read More →
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 9th, 2012 / Columns, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Challenger in Ventura County wants judicial records overhaul
It’s not often that a sitting judge faces an election challenge, but that will be the case in the June 5 primary election when Westlake Village attorney Brad Bjelke runs against Ventura County Superior Court Judge Harry Walsh.