Yesenia M. Gallegos
Subscribe to Yesenia M. Gallegos's PostsYesenia M. Gallegos focuses her labor and employment practice on a wide range of matters, including restrictive covenants, wage and hour law, discrimination and harassment claims, executive employment agreements, leaves of absence, employee terminations and reductions in force. Yesenia represents employers in employment litigation—including class actions—pending in both state and federal court. She also represents employers in actions against former employees in trade-secret and embezzlement actions that require immediate restraining orders, injunctions and/or liens. Read Yesenia Gallegos' full bio.
Global Employment Contracts: The Modern Tower of Babel
By Ludovic Bergès and Yesenia M. Gallegos on Oct 3, 2019
Posted In Employment
Although multi-jurisdictional compliance is a challenge in relation to every aspect of employment law, the structure of employment contracts and the enforcement of global policies require particularly careful consideration. The need to coordinate individual country compliance across numerous countries whilst still maintaining a common company culture requires extensive knowledge of national laws and considerable flexibility.
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A New Landscape for Businesses with California Operations, Thanks to A.B. 5
By Marjorie C. Soto Garcia and Yesenia M. Gallegos on Sep 26, 2019
Posted In Employment
This month, Assembly Bill 5 (A.B. 5) was signed into California law. A.B. 5 codifies the “ABC Test”—used to determine if a worker is an independent contractor—which is broader, harsher and more inclusive than the common law test with which most businesses are familiar. A.B. 5 appears to be the death knell of convenience for...
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