Much like the Hollywood movie season, this summer saw a number of "blockbuster" employment law decisions that you may have missed while on vacation. The summer kicked off with two big decisions from the Supreme Courts of California and the United States. First, in Dynamex Operations W. v. Superior Court1, the California Supreme Court set forth a new set of rules for determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor for the purposes of wage and hour claims (e.g. unpaid minimum...

Helen Ellis is the 2015 recipient of the prestigious Law Day Award. She has worked for San Joaquin County, providing services for those who struggle with substance abuse, for over forty years and is the first and current manager of the San Joaquin County Collaborative Courts, established in 2006. When Helen came to work for the courts, there was only one collaborative court—the Felony Drug Court. Under her leadership, what began as a few basement offices and one program evolved into a program wi...

The Stockton law firm of Neumiller & Beardslee is pleased to announce the addition of Andy J. Pinasco as an associate attorney of the firm. Mr. Pinasco's areas of practice will concentrate in public works construction, employment, labor, and public agency law. Mr. Pinasco joined the firm in 2016 upon earning his Juris Doctor with Distinction from University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law. While at McGeorge, Mr. Pinasco wrote for the McGeorge Law Review and was an editor for ...