1. Meal Breaks. First it should be noted that the California Supreme Court has agreed to hear three cases regarding an employer’s obligation to provide meal breaks (Perez, Brinker and Brinkley). These decisions should be made by Summer of 2010.
2. Sexual Harassment. [...]

Every year, the Internal Revenue Service sets forth a standard mileage rate.

2010

For 2010, the standard mileage rate deduction is as follows:

1. 50 cents per mile for business use of a vehicle;
2. 16.5 cents per mile for use of vehicle for medical or moving purposes; and
3. 14 cents per mile for use of a vehicle for service to charitable organizations.

For [...]

On November 30, 2009, the California Appellate Court in Barbosa v. Impo Technologies, Inc. ruled that a good faith complaint or inquiry about missing overtime can be a protected activity, and that firing an employee for making a good faith claim (even when a subsequent investigation shows he was wrong), constitutes wrongful termination. In Barbosa, [...]