Wage Law

In Jones v. Gregory (March 14, 2006, G030347) the Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed that there is no liability as an "employer" for officers and directors whose companies fail to pay wages, unless there is an allegation that the person was the entity, or that the entity was an alter ego of the person. This morning, the California Supreme Court denied a petition for review, effectively putting to rest any notion that officers and directors have personal liability for unpaid wage claims unless those officers and directors are also liable, generally, for the debts of their corporation.