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Pennington Lawson co-founding partner Lisa Lawson will be a guest speaker on Chuck Finney’s “Your Legal Rights” radio show on January 16, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. on KALW, 91.7 FM. KALW is part of the [...]

Pennington Lawson co-founding partner Lisa Lawson will lead a panel of speakers at the Annual Meting for the State Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Section on November 3, 2012. Lawson will be [...]

Clients often ask us how they can comply with the state’s complicated meal and rest period rules. Below are some answers to the most commonly-asked questions we receive. Meal Periods Q: Do [...]

Part two of a two-part series regarding significant recent legal developments in California employment law. As discussed in last week’s article, the past year produced a number of cases [...]

Part one of a two-­part series regarding significant recent developments in California employment law. The past year resulted in a number of cases that change the landscape of employment law in [...]

Pennington Lawson co-founding partner Lisa Lawson will be a speaker at The Recorder’s February 15, 2012 Roundtable “How to Build a Successful Smaller Firm.” The Recorder says about the seminar: [...]

Court of Appeal held a mutual wage agreement valid, but employers should be careful not to violate federal law in utilizing them, explains Lisa Lawson of Pennington Lawson. In an unexpected and [...]

Pennington Lawson co-founding partner Lisa Lawson has been appointed by the California State Bar to serve on the Executive Committee of the Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Section. Her [...]

Part two of a two-part series on recent legal decisions that impact how companies manage their workforce. As discussed in last week’s article, the past year produced a number of cases [...]

Part one of a two-part series regarding recent significant legal decisions that impact how companies manage their workforce. The past year ushered in a host of cases that expand the scope of [...]