Legal Protection For Workers
A plumbing contractor has been ordered to pay more than $1 million to the state and to workers on a Stockton public works project after an investigation revealed that 44 employees had not been paid proper wages for their work. The labor commissioner assessed penalties...
The California Labor Commissioner filed a lawsuit against a Greenfield farm labor contractor this month, seeking $1.6 million for wage and hour violations. The lawsuit claims that approximately 150 farm workers at 10 or more locations in and around Monterey County are...
Coal miners working for one of the largest private coal companies in the United States were allegedly forced to attend an Aug. 14 rally supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The Ohio-based coal company closed the mine for the day, and in possible...
It's no secret that people in Fresno, California, are feeling the effects of the weak economy. While individuals and families do what they can to get by, cutting out unnecessary expenses whenever possible, employers and businesses are doing the same thing. In some...
Employees in California have a new tool available to them when they are faced with unlawful workplace activities. California's Labor Enforcement Task Force along with other agency partners have launched a new hotline with the goal of providing workers and employers...
A second lawsuit has been filed against a logistics company alleging the company broke state wage and hour laws. The lawsuit claims company officials constructed an illegal scheme that required employees to work overtime hours without actually having to pay them the...
A former unpaid intern for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar has filed a federal wage and hour lawsuit against the magazine's corporate parent the Hearst Corporation. The former unpaid intern claims she often worked full-time for the magazine even though she was...
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Applebee's wage and hour appeal last week. The case involves the payment of minimum wage to bartenders and servers for duties like cleaning and preparation that are not immediately a part of the workers tip producing...
On December 21, 2011, the California Supreme Court announced that it will decide whether an employer can recover attorney's fees from employees who lose a lawsuit for missed meal and rest periods. The lower court of appeals decided that an employer cannot go after...
Many families use the assistance of home care workers to help care for older family members. But, home care workers are not protected by federal wage and hour laws that guarantee minimum wage and overtime pay like other workers who receive an hourly wage. Things may...
