The stakes are getting higher for in-house employment lawyers. In-House California recently invited a group of in-house counsel from Bay Area companies to participate in a roundtable discussion focusing on labor and employment issues. The roundtable was moderated by Lynne Hermle, a labor and employment partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. The following is an edited version of the conversation.
June 07, 2004 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
“We’ve had a tidal wave of wage-and-hour class actions throughout California for several years. And we now have Labor Code �796, which some people have referred to as a bounty hunter provision …”
– Lynne Hermle
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“The frustration is that you could have an innocent oversight on a particular provision, but now you’re going to get hit with a lawsuit that becomes expensive.”
– Kevin Marks
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