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David Graulich is president and founder of Maxfield Public Relations, a communications consulting firm based near San Francisco. He has observed the odd behavior of big organizations as a public relations manager at McKinsey & Company and Squibb Corporation. In addition to his Marketplace...
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David Graulich posted a blog post
State Law Ignores Workplace Bullying
Wronged at Work! STATE LAW IGNORES WORKPLACE BULLYING By David Graulich, Esq. Plaintiff’s Lawyer Says Employees Need Legal Remedies As an attorney specializing in workplace law, there’s one type of phone call that leaves me distressed and frustrated. These calls come from the victims of w...
May 18, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
Just finished reading the book JOHNNY CARSON by Henry Bushkin (2013). Bushkin worked for Carson for almost twenty years. Officially he was Carson’s attorney, but was also tennis partner, confidant, drinking buddy, whipping boy, scapegoat and baby sitter. A cautionary tale of what happens when ...
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
Center for Workers Rights in Sacramento!
Had the pleasure of attending the launch of an exciting new initiative right here in Sacramento: The Center of Workers’ Rights. A coalition of groups is launching the center, including CELA (California Employment Lawyers Association). I attended the launch event at the Sierra II Community Cente...
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
Can They Make Me Sign A Non-Compete Clause?
Wronged at Work! CAN THEY MAKE ME SIGN A NON-COMPETE CLAUSE? By David Graulich, Esq. I received an email a few weeks ago from a reader I’ll call Larry (not his real name): Dear Wronged at Work: I am a salesman at [a local company]. I just gave two-weeks notice to my boss that I taking a sales...
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
I Work Overtime — Why Don’t They Pay Me Overtime?
Wronged at Work! I Work Overtime – Why Don’t They Pay Me Overtime? By David Graulich, Esq. At first glance, California’s overtime (OT) laws seem clear-cut. Eight hours of labor are one day’s work. If a nonexempt employee works beyond eight hours in any work day, or more than six days in any ...
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
They Said I’m Too Old, So They Dumped Me
Wronged at Work! THEY SAID I’M TOO OLD, SO THEY DUMPED ME By David Graulich, Esq. “I’m too young to retire….but I’m too old to get a job.” A dilemma confronts millions of talented Americans. They are smart, experienced and ready to work. Yet they are jobless and unable to get hired due to their...
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
The Rise of Men Who Don’t Work, and What They Do Instead
The nonemployed. That’s the phrase used in an excellent series of analyses being published by The New York Times. The series looks at the dismal demographics of the American workplace in this decade. I’ll be discussing the series in the weeks ahead.
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
Don’t Think Like……..A Lawyer!!
I’ll be teaching a class at the Sacramento County Public Law Library on January 16, 2015, on the subject of launching a solo law practice. The title of my talk is: Don’t Think Like a Lawyer! I’m urging my audience to think like entrepreneurs who have licenses to practice law. In a declining mar...
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
Struggling Wet Seal: Raw Deal to Employees
Wet Seal, a once-hot, now-not retailer to teenage girls, has a record of treating employees shabbily. One-day notice for layoffs, for example. A group of employees fought back with a protest sign in the store window. The management of Wet Seal has earned its enshrinement in the Wronged at Work ...
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich posted a blog post
…put each terminated employee up for auction and sell him or her to the highest online bidder. “Facing stiff competition and the declining growth of its auctions business, eBay announced a shake-up of the company on Wednesday, saying it planned to cut 2,400 positions, or 7 percent of its global...
March 6, 2015
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David Graulich is now a member of Berrett-Koehler Community
