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 ...
by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 22, 2014 | News
Currently Labor Code Section 1019 provides protection to employees from “unfair immigration-related practices.” The new law, AB 2751, expands the definition of “unfair immigration-related practice” to includes threatening to file or filing a false report...
by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 22, 2014 | News
Under a law passed last year, AB 60, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is scheduled to begin issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented persons who can submit satisfactory proof of identity and California residency. AB 60 also made it unlawful...
