Category: Wage Violations

Several more cases this week showed how worker (mis)classification remains a hot topic in the California employment law landscape.  One of the cases was settled for $295,000 when a classRead MoreWorker Classification Cases Abound and the DOL Responds

Three cases from this week showed how employee privacy, workplace arrangements, and overtime remain hot topics in the California employment law landscape. The first case is a settlement by SonyRead MoreRecent Cases in Employee Privacy Rights, Workplace Arrangements, and Overtime

After months of speculation, a federal court in Northern California held that drivers for Uber are employees and not independent contractors due to Uber’s control over the drivers’ schedules, routes,Read MoreFederal Court: Uber Drivers Are Employees, Not Independent Contractors

A new bill signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown requires that cheerleaders working for professional football and basketball be classified as employees and be paid at least minimum wage. ABRead MoreNew Law: Professional Cheerleaders in California Are Now Employees

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

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

Imagine that you work for a company for many years and you never have any problems with management or your paycheck. One day, your employer starts asking many employees, includingRead MoreYou can hold your employer responsible for botched wages

Major League baseball teams are not the only ones accused of wage violations. A complaint has been filed in California by members of minor league teams. Three minor league playersRead MoreMajor (and Minor) League Baseball Wage Violations (Part 3)

Wage violations have been the focus of several investigations and one whistleblower complaint in both the Minor and Major Baseball Leagues in the United States. The United Stated Department ofRead MoreMajor (and Minor) League Baseball Wage Violations (Part 4)

Major and Minor League Baseball teams have come under fire for wage violations lately from the United States Department of Labor. The Department, suspicious of several of the League’s wage practicesRead MoreMajor (and Minor) League Baseball Wage Violations (Part 2)