Mark S. Askanas

Car Wash Operator Found Liable for Unpaid Wages, Penalties as Successor of Unrelated Business
Mark S. Askanas, May 29, 2012
A car wash was liable for unpaid wages and penalties owed by a separate and unrelated business that had operated a car wash at the same location before the property owner evicted it, the California Court of Appeal has held under Section 2066 of the California Labor Code, which applies exclusively...

Partner Could Sue Partnership for Retaliation under FEHA, California Appeals Court Rules
Mark S. Askanas, May 22, 2012
A physician-partner in a medical practice could assert a retaliation claim under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the California Court of Appeal has held, reversing a judgment in favor of a medical partnership. Fitzsimons v. California Emergency Physicians Med. Group, No. A131604...

Prevailing Parties Cannot Recover Attorney’s Fees for Meal or Rest Violations under California Law
Jamerson C. Allen,Mark S. Askanas, May 9, 2012
The California Supreme Court has reversed an award of attorney’s fees to an employer that successfully defended a claim for failure to provide rest periods mandated under Section 226.7 of the California Labor Code. Kirby v. Immoos Fire Protection, Inc., No. S185827 (Cal. Apr. 30, 2012). In a...