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2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part I
January 2, 2020 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AB 5 – Worker status: Employee vs. Independent Contractor. This bill codifies the California Supreme Court decision in the Dynamex case and expands its application to California’s employment laws. For purposes of the… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part Two of Two
January 23, 2019 by
Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Kena Cador
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part One of Two
January 18, 2019 by
Christopher Hammer, Stephanie Platenkamp, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Tony Rice
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
PERB Rules Employees May Use Employer Email for Union Communications
July 16, 2018 by
Christopher Hammer
PERB, which has jurisdiction over most of California’s public sector employment, has adopted the same rule currently utilized by the NLRB for employee use of employer email systems.In 2014, the NLRB ruled in Purple Communications… Read More
Historic Gender-Based Wage Disparity Cannot Justify Future Gender-Based Disparity
April 30, 2018 by
Christopher Hammer
In a significant decision expanding the protections of the Federal Equal Pay Act, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an employer cannot lawfully rely on an employee’s prior salary history, either alone… Read More
California SC Decides How to Factor Bonus into Overtime
April 16, 2018 by
Christopher Hammer
California law requires employers to pay non-exempt employees for all hours worked over eight in a day, or forty in a week, at a premium rate of 1.5 times the “regular rate” of pay –… Read More
New Law Provides Injunctive Relief to Workers Facing Whistleblower Retaliation
October 25, 2017 by
Christopher Hammer
California law prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who report labor law violations, but the remedies available to victims of retaliation can sometimes be inadequate. Governor Brown has now signed into law SB 306 which… Read More
Court Rejects Employer Objections to LAX “Labor Peace Agreements”
September 20, 2017 by
Christopher Hammer
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the City of Los Angeles’s policy requiring employers doing business at LAX to enter into “Labor Peace Agreements” as a condition of doing business at the airport…. Read More
Commissioned Employees Are Entitled to Paid Rest Breaks
March 27, 2017 by
Christopher Hammer
A California court of appeal has ruled that commission-paid employees are entitled to no less than pay at the legally applicable minimum hourly wage rate for state-mandated rest breaks.California’s Labor Code and Wage Orders provide… Read More
Failure to Comply Strictly with Federal Credit Reporting Law Subjects Employer to Penalties
February 10, 2017 by
Christopher Hammer
Employers routinely perform background checks on job applicants. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires prospective employers to provide job applicants with written notice that the employer intends to obtain a “consumer report” on… Read More
2020 Legislative Summary Employment Law, Part I
January 2, 2020 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice, Sarah Kanbar, Travis West and Kena Cador
GENERAL EMPLOYMENT AB 5 – Worker status: Employee vs. Independent Contractor. This bill codifies the California Supreme Court decision in the Dynamex case and expands its application to California’s employment laws. For purposes of the… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part Two of Two
January 23, 2019 by Christopher Hammer, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Stephanie Platenkamp, Tony Rice and Kena Cador
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
BTB Annual Legislative Roundup – Part One of Two
January 18, 2019 by Christopher Hammer, Stephanie Platenkamp, Lorrie Bradley, Sarah Kanbar, Kena Cador and Tony Rice
The California Legislature passed several important labor and employment bills during the 2018 session that Governor Brown recently signed into law. Here is a brief summary of the most notable changes grouped by subject. All… Read More
PERB Rules Employees May Use Employer Email for Union Communications
July 16, 2018 by Christopher Hammer
PERB, which has jurisdiction over most of California’s public sector employment, has adopted the same rule currently utilized by the NLRB for employee use of employer email systems.In 2014, the NLRB ruled in Purple Communications… Read More
Historic Gender-Based Wage Disparity Cannot Justify Future Gender-Based Disparity
April 30, 2018 by Christopher Hammer
In a significant decision expanding the protections of the Federal Equal Pay Act, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that an employer cannot lawfully rely on an employee’s prior salary history, either alone… Read More
California SC Decides How to Factor Bonus into Overtime
April 16, 2018 by Christopher Hammer
California law requires employers to pay non-exempt employees for all hours worked over eight in a day, or forty in a week, at a premium rate of 1.5 times the “regular rate” of pay –… Read More
New Law Provides Injunctive Relief to Workers Facing Whistleblower Retaliation
October 25, 2017 by Christopher Hammer
California law prohibits employers from retaliating against employees who report labor law violations, but the remedies available to victims of retaliation can sometimes be inadequate. Governor Brown has now signed into law SB 306 which… Read More
Court Rejects Employer Objections to LAX “Labor Peace Agreements”
September 20, 2017 by Christopher Hammer
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the City of Los Angeles’s policy requiring employers doing business at LAX to enter into “Labor Peace Agreements” as a condition of doing business at the airport…. Read More
Commissioned Employees Are Entitled to Paid Rest Breaks
March 27, 2017 by Christopher Hammer
A California court of appeal has ruled that commission-paid employees are entitled to no less than pay at the legally applicable minimum hourly wage rate for state-mandated rest breaks.California’s Labor Code and Wage Orders provide… Read More
Failure to Comply Strictly with Federal Credit Reporting Law Subjects Employer to Penalties
February 10, 2017 by Christopher Hammer
Employers routinely perform background checks on job applicants. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires prospective employers to provide job applicants with written notice that the employer intends to obtain a “consumer report” on… Read More
