Under California law, every business with 100 or more employees and/or 100 or more people hired through labor contractors – and with at least one in California…
BaronHR, LLC, a national staffing agency, will pay $2.2 million to settle claims it discriminated against low-wage, low-skill job applicants on the basis of race, gender, and disability in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has obtained a $2 million settlement from Fresno-based restaurant Pearl B-Star, Inc. dba Lin’s Fusion for wages allegedly owed to 32 restaurant employees.
California’s statutory “ABC test” for classifying workers as independent contractors (I/Cs) – enacted in 2019 — is among the most restrictive in the nation
Knowing the state and federal laws can save much grief and also bring out about greater understanding in the workplace.
We, however, suggest management not leave it to the gods (understatement). Prevention being nine-tenths of the law, if not more, best practice is a regular, thorough audit of company wage, hour and documentation practices before any class action attorney comes knocking with real or imagined employee grievances and millions in potential damages.
Under the January 1, 2024 version of California’s employer-provided paid sick leave Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (Act), employers may opt to provide the benefit either in an up-front lump sum for eligible employees to use during the 12-month eligibility year (the “advance method”) or via accrual over time (the “accrual method”).
After complimenting our preparations in a recent trial, the thus-appreciated judge then declined my pitch to place his views on our firm’s Yelp page. Nice try counsel.
As previously reported, effective July 1, 2024, most California employers must implement and maintain an effective workplace violence prevention plan (the Plan); training materials; and a violence incident log.
We have seen it way too many times. Personnel management without Labor Code-compliant policy poses a special kind of chaos, setting up the business for expensive and potentially back-breaking litigation.
There is freedom in simplicity: the clear written workplace guidelines presented in our newly updated model employee handbook and forms.