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09/28/2024

We're thrilled to be playing at im Moment Kaffee in Oakland this evening from 7-9. Please swing by to show your support for this locally owned business and the wonderful family who is a big part of our neighborhood. 5254 College Ave Oakland, CA 94618

08/24/2024

We are looking forward to our show on College Avenue this afternoon at 2 PM. Come on over to the College Ave., Presbyterian Church for live jazz, art, and fellowship!

05/10/2024

Clifton Street Regulars will be back at the The Kensington Circus on Saturday night, from 8-10. See you there!

03/16/2022

Bianca Bonjean's latest Kitchin Legal Take Away helps us understand how the split shift premium works in California.

Split shift premiums ensure that employees receive at least minimum wage of each day's work.

03/11/2022

Bianca Bonjean in my office has written an interesting article describing how one proves workplace discrimination in California. Thank you Bianca!

Proving Discrimination in the workplace can be difficult on your own. Reach out to Kitchin Legal for help.

06/03/2020

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So much is at stake at this moment in history. Every year over 1,000 people are killed by law enforcement officers and Black people are three times more likely to be killed than White people. At Kitchin Legal we stand with Black Lives Matter and with everyone who demands the immediate cessation of i...

03/09/2020

What steps can employers take to avoid being sued for employment law violations?

Attorney Patrick Kitchin describes steps employers can take to avoid an employment lawsuit. Knowledge of the law is important and is workforce education.

02/18/2020

More information about the recent decision by the Supreme Court about off-the-clock exit searches of employees in California from Kitchin Legal.

The California Supreme Court has decided that time spent by employees requried to undergo exit searches of their bags at Apple stores is compensable.

02/17/2020

Fourteen years ago, my office filed a class action lawsuit against Polo Ralph Lauren over its practice of conducting "bag checks" or loss prevention inspections of employees after they had clocked out and were no longer being paid for their time. At issue in the case was whether the time our 6,700 clients spent waiting for and undergoing bag checks for stolen merchandise was compensable. The case settled in 2010 for $4 million during trial, after we had presented our evidence.

Just this past Thursday, February 13, 2020, the California Supreme Court ruled that time is indeed compensable under California law. The law was unsettled on this issue in 2006 when we filed the Polo class action. The law is now settled!

Here is a video on our case that we posted way back in 2010. We were right about the law, way back then!

For more information, please visit us at www.kitchinlegal.com or call (415) 677-9058