“But we couldn’t make it without our volunteers!” — A very expensive trap for the unwary business owner

By: Jeanine DeBacker - Employment Attorney

California Employment Law Blog -  McPharlin Sprinkles & Thomas LLP

Laws, cases, and matters of interest to California employers

As you may gather from the very title of this blog, I focus on California employment law (!). This past week, a colleague whose practice has a focus on helping wineries and breweries with legal issues gave me a heads up on a confluence of our practice areas: the use of volunteers at wineries. While you, dear reader, may not operate a winery, you may use volunteers – read on!