Find in a collection, java without streams

FindBobNoStreams.java

public Collection<Employee> findName(Collection<Employee> collection, String name) {
    List<Employee> list = new ArrayList<>();
    if (collection == null || collection.isEmpty()) return list;
    for (Employee e : collection) {
        if (e.firstName.equals(name)) list.add(e);
    }
    return list;
}

// usage
Collection<Employee> found = findName(myCollection, "Bob");