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Business Minded - Result Driven

 

The Kneafsey Firm specializes in handling a wide variety of commercial, intellectual property, and employment matters.

The Kneafsey Firm handles business litigation, real estate, intellectual property, construction, employment, and insurance matters, as well as advising clients on commercial transactions. Our attorneys have successfully represented both plaintiffs and defendants in trial, arbitration, and on appeal.  

 
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THE KNEAFSEY FIRM

Attorneys

 
    Sean Kneafsey

    Sean Kneafsey

    PRINCIPAL

    Mr. Kneafsey’s business and real estate experience includes litigating lease disputes, construction contracts, design professional claims, insurance matters, purchase and sale agreements, unlawful detainer actions, partnership agreements, quiet title actions, fraudulent transfer actions, and general breach of contract cases. Mr. Kneafsey was formerly an adjunct professor of real estate law at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles.

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    Kurt Breibholz

    Kurt A. Dreibholz

    OF COUNSEL

    Kurt A. Dreibholz is senior counsel with The Kneafsey Firm. Mr. Dreibholz focuses on business, construction, employment and real estate litigation in state, federal and bankruptcy courts.


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THE KNEAFSEY

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California’s Wage And Hour Laws Can Apply To Work Performed Out Of State
California’s Wage And Hour Laws Can Apply To Work Performed Out Of State

Whether or not California’s wage and hour laws apply to work performed out of state generally depends upon the circumstances of employment.  In Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., 227 F. Supp. 3d 1049 (N.D. Cal. 2017), the court rejected the argument that the “job situs” of the plaintiff was determinative as to whether the California Labor code applied.  Instead, the Bernstein court explained that: “[i]nstead of considering principal ‘job situs’ in a vacuum, the California Supreme Court has endorsed a multifaced approach.

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Beware of Unconscionable Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements
Beware of Unconscionable Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements

Employers often require employees to sign pre-employment contracts that contain an arbitration clause or agreement as a condition of being hired.  These mandatory arbitration agreements may be unenforceable in California if they are found to be unconscionable.

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AVOID THE COMMON MISCLASSIFICATION OF NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION
AVOID THE COMMON MISCLASSIFICATION OF NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION

Certain employees are exempt from overtime pay, minimum wage, and meal and rest period requirements.  The administrative exemption is commonly misapplied to employees who perform some type of administrative work, such as employees who work in human resources and accounting. 

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