Will California Employers Have to Cough Up Paid Sick Leave?
Jul 18, 2014
The California Assembly passed earlier this year the “Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014” (Assembly Bill [AB] 1522), sending it over to the Senate for consideration. If passed into law,...
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“California Wage Theft Recovery Act” Navigating Heavy Legislative Seas
Jul 14, 2014
California’s controversial Assembly Bill (AB) 2416, the “Wage Theft Recovery Act” continues to make progress through the Legislature. Patterned on a unique Wisconsin law, the Act, if passed, would e...
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Mandatory Changes to Employee Pamphlets Take Effect July 1, 2014
Jun 18, 2014
Employees covered under California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) program may receive up to six weeks of state-funded disability benefits to take time off for baby-bonding or to care for a seriously ill ch...
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Company Ordered To Pay Worker’s $700,000 Attorney Bill
Jun 13, 2014
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) essentially “won” an age discrimination case when a California jury awarded an ex-employee only $27,280 in damages. That relative victory was short-lived, erased by ...
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California Amended Minimum Wage Notice Posting Deadline
Jun 12, 2014
Amended minimum wage notice must be posted by July 1, 2014 Increased Minimum Wage California's minimum will rise to $9.00 an hour on July 1, 2014. New Posting Requirement Also by July 1, California em...
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EEOC Doubles Fines for Poster Violations
Jun 12, 2014
Effective April 18, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) doubled the penalty for an employer’s failure to post that agency’s “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” notice, from...
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Company Ordered To Pay Worker’s $700,000 Attorney Bill
Apr 03, 2014
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) essentially “won” an age discrimination case when a California jury awarded an ex-employee only $27,280 in damages. That relative victory was short-lived, erased by...
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More Than $372 Million Recovered In Workplace Discrimination Claims
Feb 20, 2014
Despite staffing cuts, hiring freezes and sequestration woes, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recovered a record $372.1 million for its private sector workplace discrimination ...
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Brinker’s New Rules for Meal and Rest Breaks
Jul 30, 2012
The Necessity of Management Training
While the California Supreme Courts Brinker decision (April 12, 2012) supplied vital and sensible guidelines that do not require employers to act as a police auth...
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