Legal Protection For Workers
The Fair Labor Standards Act ensures employees in California and elsewhere are protected so that they are paid properly for their hard work. When working more than 40 hours per week, non-exempt employees who are covered by FLSA must be paid at an overtime rate....
Two employees of Apple Inc. in California have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company. The plaintiffs claim that they are missing out on overtime pay because they are being subjected to bag checks. These searches are being performed in front of customers and...
Recently, cheerleaders from various professional sports teams have filed wage lawsuits because they have been treated like independent contractors. A wage dispute filed on behalf of cheerleaders for the Oakland Raiders prompted Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzales to write a...
Fairness toward all workers is an important principle for all employers to maintain. Employees in California and elsewhere who feel slighted may believe that they are the victims of employment discrimination. In another state, a Catholic school teacher who happens to...
Discrimination in various forms remains prevalent in California, despite the fact that civil rights laws have been on the books for many years. Subjecting workers to employment discrimination is inexcusable. Unfortunately, employees of large corporations are sometimes...
A group of 10 farmworkers may finally feel that they have found justice against Zoria Farms. The California-based company is one the biggest processors of dried fruit in the United States. The group of plaintiffs was comprised of men and women who all allege that they...
When most California residents are heading home after a day's work, thousands of cleaners report for duty in deserted buildings to ensure the day-workers have clean and dust-free offices to return to in the morning. Workers of janitorial companies are extremely...
Whether you actively follow California employment law news or simply enjoy having an easy way to schedule a ride somewhere, you've probably heard about a recent case involving the online ride-sharing company Uber. On Tuesday, the California Labor Commission ruled on...
Millions of people across the country love watching their favorite chefs on television. One of the judges of the show "Chopped", Scott Conant, is named as one of the defendants in a lawsuit filed by some of the current and former workers at the Scarpetta...
When 18-year-old Samantha Elauf applied to work at an Abercrombie Kids store, she did well during her interview. In fact, she did so well during her interview that she “scored” high enough on the company’s interview scale that she qualified for a...
