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NLRB Decision Will Significantly Help Organizing Temporary/Agency Employees
July 15, 2016 by Sheila Sexton
It has become more and more common over the last 25 years: An employer contracts with an agency for temporary workers to work alongside its regular employees, performing the exact same work. Often the only difference between… Read More
Can You Tell the Difference Between Protected & Unprotected Activity?
April 13, 2016 by Sheila Sexton
Unions and their advocates have been fighting nationwide for paid sick leave, with California implementing a new leave law in 2014. In Minnesota, there is no paid sick leave law – yet – but one group of… Read More
California Paid Sick Leave Legislation
December 9, 2014 by Sheila Sexton
The California Legislature recently passed a new law mandating that employers provide their employees with at least three (3) paid sick leave days per year. The law will become effective July 1, 2015, and applies… Read More
Minimum Wage Ordinances
December 4, 2014 by Sheila Sexton
The current minimum wage for the State of California is $9.00 and is scheduled to increase to $10.00 on January 1, 2016. San Francisco, Oakland and Richmond recently passed ordinances raising the minimum wage for… Read More
New Decision Reminds Employers that Workers Have a Panoply of Leave Rights
February 22, 2013 by Sheila Sexton
A recent decision makes clear that employers always have the obligation to reasonably accommodate workers who are disabled and unable to perform some or all of their duties. Ana Sanchez was fired when she was… Read More
