by Cynthia Elkins | Dec 22, 2014 | News
Last year, Labor Code Section 226.7 was amended to prohibit employers from requiring employees to work during a recovery period taken in accordance with heat illness regulations. This year, SB 1360 confirms that rest and recovery periods are paid breaks and count...
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...
