T. Scott Belden

The Starbucks Decision

A Minute Here, a Minute There Can Add Up—California Supreme Court Rejects Federal Rule on De Minimus Time Worked by Employees Last week, the California Supreme Court concluded, for the first time, that even “de minimus” amounts of otherwise ...

Human Frogger.

I got flipped off the other day. That's not a totally rare event but this last one was Walmart's fault. When I was a kid there was an arcade game called "Frogger." The goal was getting a frog across a busy street without getting squashed. Flash ...

Say What?

I’ve seen a lot of commentary recently on the lack of civility in politics.  In reality, politicians have been uncivil for centuries (just ask Julius Caesar), but we’ve lost the art of the clever insult. It’s easy to call someone names ...

Good News Edition!

The news can be pretty depressing so positive stories always grab my attention. This week was particularly good. World Cup: it’s been great waking up to soccer every morning. Looks like Russia has done a great job and apparently didn’t meddle ...