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Second Meal Break Waivers for Health Care Workers Impermissible on Shifts Longer Than 12 Hours
March 2, 2015 by Vishtasp Soroushian
California State employment law requires employers to provide employees working more than 10 hours per day with a second 30-minute meal period. However, if an employee works 12 or less hours, the worker can consent… Read More
San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City to Pass “Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights”
December 29, 2014 by Vishtasp Soroushian
San Francisco has passed an ordinance that will protect its retail workers from terms of employment that involve irregular or changing shift schedules. The ordinance, popularly referred to as the Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights,… Read More
PERB Affirms Public Employees’ Right to Wear Union Logo at Work
October 27, 2014 by Vishtasp Soroushian
The Public Employment Relations Board recently gave a thumbs up to employees of Sacramento County’s Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Division (ARFF) who wore uniforms and other clothing displaying their union’s insignia while on duty despite… Read More
California Overtime Rules: Commission Pay Cannot Be Shifted to Other Pay Periods to Exempt Employees from Overtime
August 4, 2014 by Vishtasp Soroushian
In Peabody v. Time Warner Cable Inc., the California Supreme Court held that an employer may not attribute commission wages paid in one pay period to other pay periods in order to satisfy the state’s… Read More
Failure to Prove Management Knew Employee Was Working Off the Clock Dooms Claim
June 16, 2014 by Vishtasp Soroushian
The California State Court of Appeal has dismissed a case in which the plaintiff sought recovery of unpaid overtime for work done off-the-clock in violation of California Labor Code section 1194, where he failed to… Read More
Right to Appeal Arbitrator’s Decision May Not Be Waived
January 27, 2014 by Vishtasp Soroushian
A federal court of appeals has struck down an arbitration agreement that prohibits any appeal from the arbitrator’s decision, protecting the right of appeal established by Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The decision related to the… Read More
Court Confirms Undocumented Workers FLSA Right to Sue
August 20, 2013 by Vishtasp Soroushian
The following is a recap of Lucas v. Jerusalem Café, LLC, for those seeking more information in areas of employment law. On July 29, 2013, in Lucas v. Jerusalem Café, LLC, the Eighth Circuit joined the Eleventh… Read More
