The Law at Work: Salaried workers entitled to overtime pay unless exempt
In his latest The Law at Work column in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Shareholder Dan Eaton goes back to basics to address the misconception that a…
2018 Annual Income Tax Seminar
Brian Katusian, shareholder at SCMV and a member of the firm’s Transactional Tax Planning & Tax Controversy practice group, as Vice Chair…
June 20, 2018 | Categories: Transactional Tax Planning & Tax Controversy
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SCMV’s Certified Legal Specialists
A certified specialist is more than just an attorney who practices in a particular area of law. The State Bar Legal Specialization program is a…
June 6, 2018 | Categories:
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SCMV Ranked Among San Diego’s Most Important Law Firms
SCMV is pleased to announce that it has been named one of San Diego’s 20 Most Important Law Firms by Our City San Diego. The firm was…
The Law at Work: Don’t adopt English-only workplace policy without clear business need
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is suing Albertsons in San Diego federal court over what the agency calls the…
May 31, 2018 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: California Supreme Court defines independent contractor narrowly
In a landmark unanimous ruling, the California Supreme Court just made it easier to distinguish between an employee and an independent contractor…
May 15, 2018 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Employers Can’t Use Salary History to Set Salary
Both the federal and California state Equal Pay Acts authorize employers to consider a “factor other than sex” in setting salaries.…
May 4, 2018 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: Secret Sexual Harassment Settlements and Taxes
In his the Law at Work column in the San Diego Union-Tribune, Shareholder Dan Eaton discusses one of the less noticed features of the federal tax…
April 19, 2018 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: New state law limits employer cooperation with immigration officials
President Donald Trump’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is aggressively enforcing federal immigration laws. A new California…
April 11, 2018 | Categories: Employment Law
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The Law at Work: OT rate for flat bonus must be based on non-overtime hours worked
Except for executives, professionals, and others exempt from overtime rules, California employees are legally entitled to one-and-half times their…