Have you recently reviewed your paycheck to make sure your employer complied with the constantly increasing minimum wage? Aside from the current federal and state minimum wage rates of $7.25Read MoreMinimum Wage Increases Create Fresh Grounds for Lawsuits in California
Worker Classification and Amended Paid Sick Leave Law
The ‘Employee Rights Update’ provides our subscribers with timely educational information from recent cases and laws effecting California’s workplace. Most Workers are Employees rather than Independent Contractors: Last week, theRead MoreWorker Classification and Amended Paid Sick Leave Law
Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary and Payroll Tax Witholding
In this segment of ‘Employee Rights Update’, we aim to provide our subscribers with timely educational information from recent cases and laws. 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Read MoreAmericans with Disabilities Act Anniversary and Payroll Tax Witholding
Workers’ Bill of Rights and Recent Whistleblower False Claims Act Cases
In this segment of ‘Weekly Employee Rights Update’, we aim to provide our employee subscribers with timely educational information from recent cases and laws. San Francisco Retail Workers’ Bill ofRead MoreWorkers’ Bill of Rights and Recent Whistleblower False Claims Act Cases
New Updates on Accommodation, Retaliation, and California’s Family Rights Act
In this segment of ‘Weekly Employee Rights Update’, we aim to provide our employee subscribers with timely educational information from recent cases and laws. New Workplace Protection to Employees RequestingRead MoreNew Updates on Accommodation, Retaliation, and California’s Family Rights Act
New Paid Sick Leave Law Effective July 1, 2015
The Healthy Workplace Healthy Family Act of 2014 (AB 1522) provides that nearly all California employees are entitled to paid sick leave if: (1) they work 30 or more daysRead MoreNew Paid Sick Leave Law Effective July 1, 2015
Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors
The California Labor Commissioner ruled recently that Uber drivers are employees and not independent contractors of the Uber corporation, in a decision that could shake up the car sharing industry.Read MoreUber Drivers Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors
Employee Rights Update – Accrued Vacation, Workplace Safety, & Drug/Alcohol Testing
In this segment of ‘Weekly Employee Rights Update’, we aim to provide our employee subscribers with timely educational information from recent cases and laws. Accrued Vacation: As summer commences, hereRead MoreEmployee Rights Update – Accrued Vacation, Workplace Safety, & Drug/Alcohol Testing
Employee Rights Update: Discrimination and Misclassification
In this segment of our ‘Employee Rights Update’, we aim to provide our employee subscribers with timely educational information from recent cases and laws. (1) Racial Discrimination against a WhiteRead MoreEmployee Rights Update: Discrimination and Misclassification
Employee Rights: Must Employees Be Paid For On-Call Time?
Does a company have to pay security guards for on-call time, including sleep, they are required to spend at construction worksites where they are subject to their employer’s control? Yes,Read MoreEmployee Rights: Must Employees Be Paid For On-Call Time?