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Labor/Employment

Dec. 18, 2004

Misclassification Suits Can Have Devastating Effect on Firm's Future

Column - Employment Law - By Lin M. Meyer - Since enactment of Bounty Hunter legislation permitting plaintiffs' lawyers to recoup attorney fees and penalties on overtime and other wage-and-hour claims, employers are more concerned than ever about misclassification of their employees as "exempt" from California Wage Orders.

Column

Employment Law

By Lin M. Meyer

        Since enactment of Bounty Hunter legislation permitting plaintiffs' lawyers to recoup a...

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