by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 22, 2014 | News
AB 1897 imposes new liability on employers who contract for labor to hold them accountable for any wage-and-hour violations if they use staffing agencies or other labor contractors to obtain workers. In summary, the law provides that if a labor contractor fails to pay...
by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 22, 2014 | News
Labor Code Section 98.6 prohibits an employer from undertaking any action that is discriminatory or retaliatory against an employee who complains of Labor Code violations. Such conduct can result in a $10,000 penalty against the employer. Under AB 2751, the Labor...
by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 22, 2014 | News
Under current law, an employer who pays less than the minimum wage is subject to a Labor Commissioner citation that includes a civil penalty, restitution and liquidated damages (Labor Code Section 1197.1). AB 1723 authorizes the Labor Commissioner to also recover...
by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 22, 2014 | News
Currently employees are allowed time off to perform services as emergency rescue personnel. The law has been revised by AB 2536 to expand the definition of “emergency rescue personnel.” The new definition shall include an officer, employee or member of a...
by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 22, 2014 | News
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) has been amended by AB 1443 to: • Provide protections against harassment to unpaid interns and volunteers; • Provide protections against discrimination in an unpaid internship or in another limited duration ...
