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California Labor Commissioner Cites 3 Restaurants for Over $1MM
As we have previously reported, the California Labor Commissioner continues to be very aggressive in issuing citations for the failure of businesses to pay their workers in accordance with California …
Governor Brown Approves Legislation Intended to Protect and Support Women, Children and Working Families Across California
In this session, the California Legislature sent to the Governor for approval 1,217 separate bills. The Governor had until September 30, 2018 to approve or veto the proposed legislation. By …
California Labor Code Update: Employees Have Right to Receive a Copy of Their Pay Statements from Employer
On September 17, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed legislation that is declaratory of Section 226 of the California Labor Code. Labor Code Section 226 currently requires, among other things, …
Walmart Not Liable for Sexual Assault of Employee on Co-employee
On September 27, 2018, a California court of appeal held an employer is not an absolute guarantor of the safety of all persons with whom its employees may have incidental …
National Labor Relations Board to Publish Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Joint Employer Standard
On September 14,2018, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register regarding the joint employer standard. Under the Proposed Rule, an employer …
Transparency: A Legal Balance Between Planning, Communicating and Governing Your Business
TRANSPARENCY: 1. Clear see through piece of thin acetate used to project an image onto a screen. 2. A lack of any hidden agendas with all information being available. 3. …
California Legislature Passes Bill Implementing New Recordkeeping Requirements for Sexual Harassment Claims (AB 1867)
On August 24, 2018, the California Legislature passed and sent to the Governor for approval a bill requiring employers with 50 or more employees to maintain documents involving claims of …
Legislature Passes Bill to Eliminate Arbitration for California Employment Claims (AB 3080)
On August 22, 2018, the California Legislature passed and sent to the Governor for signature Assembly Bill 3080 (“AB 3080”). The history on this bill establishes that a legislative perspective …
California Threw Down A Privacy Law Gauntlet
On June 28, 2018, California imposed the strictest privacy law in the nation—the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375), which was unanimously approved by the state Senate and Assembly and …
Exercise Care When Rounding Up/Down Employee’s Time
Under California law, an employer is required to pay employees for all time they are at work and subject to the employer’s control. The failure to pay all wages, especially …