Debra L. Fischer

Brinker Decided at Last: California Employers Not Required To Be “Lunch Police”
Eileen O'Brien Cahill,Debra L. Fischer,Shannon S. Raj,James Severson, April 16, 2012
Eight years of litigation have finally resulted in a definitive ruling from the California Supreme Court that California employers need only provide employees with duty-free meal periods and rest breaks. They are not required to police them by ensuring that employees take their meal periods and...

New Year and New California Requirement: Wage Theft Prevention Act Notices to Non-Exempt Employees
Jessica S. Boar,Debra L. Fischer, January 23, 2012
The Wage Theft Prevention Act (“WTPA”) which went into effect on January 1, 2012 requires all California employers to provide non-exempt employees specific information in a notice ('Notice") at the time of hire. The Labor Commissioner has taken the position that all of the...

Facebook Friends No More: Judge Orders Employer to Reinstate Employees Who Posted on Facebook
Jessica S. Boar,Debra L. Fischer, September 22, 2011
On September 2, 2011, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) ordered Hispanics United of Buffalo (“HUB”), a New York not-for-profit organization that provides social services to economically disadvantaged clients, to reinstate five employees. The ALJ held that a conversation...