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SB 271 ensures that workers in the motion picture and television entertainment industry who work partially in other states will be entitled to full, instead of partial, unemployment insurance (UI),Read MoreSB 271 Expands Unemployment, Disability, And Family Leave Rights for Motion Picture and Television Production

In another notable case reported by the National Law Review, Bigger v. Facebook in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, collective action was certified based onRead MoreFacebook Contesting Notice of Collective Action to Employees Who Signed Arbitration Agreement Waivers

According to the National Law Review, one important case that is expected to review employee rights includes online advertisement practices which profile younger applicants. “The Communications Workers of America (“CWA”)Read MoreEmployers who Use Exclusionary Facebook Online Ad Practices Are Being Sued for Age Discrimination

The US DOJ announced on January 24, 2020 that “Comprehensive Pain Management Institute and its owner, Leon Margolin, M.D., have agreed to pay the United States $650,000 to resolve FalseRead MoreColumbus Pain Clinic and Owner Agree to Pay $650,000 to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Procedures

Whistleblowers are encouraged to file False Claims Act cases to disclose fraud involving payments by the government. The whistleblower claims are called qui tam actions. The qui tam actions oftenRead MoreReasons the DOJ May Decide to Intervene in a False Claims Act Case

The US Department of Justice has three options when a whistleblower files a qui tam action: It can decide to intervene. Intervention means the DOJ will agree to prosecute theRead MoreReasons the DOJ May Decide Not to Intervene in a False Claims Act Case

The Internal Revenue Service offers rewards to individuals who disclose tax fraud that leads to significant recoveries by the IRS. The IRS whistleblower law provides for two kinds of awards:Read MoreWhistleblower Claims for Form 8300 Cash Reporting Failures

Tips and Gratuities – Part One The California Labor Code provides that employers or their agents cannot keep or share in any portion of a gratuity given to employees byRead MoreQuestions About Tips and Gratuities for Employees

California’s overtime laws can be quite confusing. That’s one of the reasons the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has a list of answers to commonly asked questions about overtime. InRead MoreQuestions and Answers about California Overtime

According to NBC Los Angeles, freelance writers and photographers are challenging California’s new law that reclassifies workers as employees instead of independent contractors. The law is a codification of theRead MoreFreelance Journalists and Photographers File a Lawsuit Challenging California’s New Law Reclassifying Independent Contractors as Employees