- 01
- Oct
- 2019
- Posted byWaddy Stephenson
- inEmployment Law
Summary: In California, an employee owes his or her employer an undivided duty of loyalty. An employee, while employed, cannot act to the detriment of his or her employer. For example, an employee may not to compete with his or her employer in areas connected to his employment. This article summarizes the current state of California law with respect to this duty of loyalty and possible redresses for an employee’s breach of that duty.
A PDF version of this article with legal references can be found here.
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- Sep
- 2019
- Posted byWaddy Stephenson
- inArbitration
Summary: Penned by Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley and later used in this abbreviated form by then California Governor Ronald Reagan is the phrase,
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
Although typically less formal than a trial, there are many similarities between an arbitration and a civil trial. Because of these similarities, one might believe that arbitration is the same as a trial, only more private, more expedient, and less expensive. However, private arbitration is not a civil trial and the differences, not the similarities, should be considered when determining whether a dispute should be arbitrated rather than tried. This article summarizes those differences.
A PDF version of this article with legal references can be found here.
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