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Employment Law
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
California Greatly Expands Availability of Maternity and Paternity Leave
October 19, 2017 by
John C. Provost
Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation last week that will greatly expand the number of employees to whom employers must offer maternity and paternity leave.Under current law, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) – as its… Read More
Ninth Circuit Slams Lawyer Who Contacted ICE to Retaliate Against and Intimidate Employee
August 19, 2017 by
Stephanie Platenkamp & Robert Bonsall
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an excellent decision ruling that attorneys who engage in unlawful retaliatory action against employees who bring wage and hour claims may be held individually liable for the… Read More
Court Rejects Classification of Employee as Trainee
July 10, 2017 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
A California appellate court has issued a decision that emphasizes the narrow circumstances under which a worker may be treated as an unpaid “trainee” and confirms that nonmonetary benefits may not be attributed to employee… Read More
California Supreme Court Clarifies When Employees are Entitled to a “Day of Rest”
May 25, 2017 by
Lorrie Bradley
The California Labor Code contains a requirement that generally prohibits employees from working “more than six days in seven,” with certain exceptions. For example, the requirement that employees have one day’s rest in seven excludes… Read More
Cash-in-Lieu of Benefits Payments Trigger Higher Overtime Pay
April 4, 2017 by
Sarah Kanter
In a case that has far reaching implications for unions and workers, the Ninth Circuit ruled in Flores v. City of San Gabriel in June 2016, that when an employer calculates its employees’ “regular rate… 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
2017 Legislative Update: Wage and Hour
February 2, 2017 by
Peter McEntee
This legislative session, Governor Brown again signed into law several new labor and employment statutes. Many of the new laws this year expand enforcement tools and strengthen existing protections for employees in areas including leave… Read More
California Supreme Court Bans On-Call Rest Breaks
January 4, 2017 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
The California Supreme Court on December 22, 2016, issued a decision upholding the right of employees to take a duty-free rest break. Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc.The case involved a challenge to ABM Security… 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
California Greatly Expands Availability of Maternity and Paternity Leave
October 19, 2017 by John C. Provost
Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation last week that will greatly expand the number of employees to whom employers must offer maternity and paternity leave.Under current law, the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) – as its… Read More
Ninth Circuit Slams Lawyer Who Contacted ICE to Retaliate Against and Intimidate Employee
August 19, 2017 by Stephanie Platenkamp & Robert Bonsall
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued an excellent decision ruling that attorneys who engage in unlawful retaliatory action against employees who bring wage and hour claims may be held individually liable for the… Read More
Court Rejects Classification of Employee as Trainee
July 10, 2017 by Stephanie Platenkamp
A California appellate court has issued a decision that emphasizes the narrow circumstances under which a worker may be treated as an unpaid “trainee” and confirms that nonmonetary benefits may not be attributed to employee… Read More
California Supreme Court Clarifies When Employees are Entitled to a “Day of Rest”
May 25, 2017 by Lorrie Bradley
The California Labor Code contains a requirement that generally prohibits employees from working “more than six days in seven,” with certain exceptions. For example, the requirement that employees have one day’s rest in seven excludes… Read More
Cash-in-Lieu of Benefits Payments Trigger Higher Overtime Pay
April 4, 2017 by Sarah Kanter
In a case that has far reaching implications for unions and workers, the Ninth Circuit ruled in Flores v. City of San Gabriel in June 2016, that when an employer calculates its employees’ “regular rate… 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
2017 Legislative Update: Wage and Hour
February 2, 2017 by Peter McEntee
This legislative session, Governor Brown again signed into law several new labor and employment statutes. Many of the new laws this year expand enforcement tools and strengthen existing protections for employees in areas including leave… Read More
California Supreme Court Bans On-Call Rest Breaks
January 4, 2017 by Stephanie Platenkamp
The California Supreme Court on December 22, 2016, issued a decision upholding the right of employees to take a duty-free rest break. Augustus v. ABM Security Services, Inc.The case involved a challenge to ABM Security… Read More
