California's Employment and Jobs Forecasts Predict Slower Growth
The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp.’s 2019 Regional Forecast and Economic Outlook predicts that California’s economy is...
Who is Your Employer? The Ninth Circuit Rules that "Control" is the Principle Guidepost.
In U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Global Horizons, Inc., 2019 S.O.S. 16-35528, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
Ninth Circuit Rules That For California Employees Working Under a CBA, California's Overtime Law
In the matter of Curtis v. Irwin Industries, Inc., 2019 S.O.S. 16-56515, the Ninth Circuit recently held that the employee's claim for...
The 2019 Changes to the Overtime Exemption For Agricultural Workers.
The Labor Commissioner’s Office has posted guidance for agricultural employers and workers on an overtime pay schedule that went into...
A New California Law Provides Port Truck Drivers Additional Wage Protection.
Under Labor Code section 2810.4, effective January 1, 2019, port drayage motor carriers with unsatisfied final court judgments, tax...
It's Your Employer's Duty to Maintain Accurate Records of the Hours Worked By You.
On Friday, the Court of Appeal in the matter of Furry v. East Bay Publishing, 2019 S.O.S.134, issued a ruling wherein it held that...
DFEH Program Goal is to Protect Californians From Discrimination
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has announced that it is recruiting for its 2019 Civil Rights Honors...
Addressing Workplace Harassment of Employees in State and Local Governments.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division today signed a new...
Can Health Care Employees Waive Their Second Meal Period?
The Supreme Court of California issued an opinion today wherein the court held that a wage order of the Industrial Welfare Commission...
California’s family leave bill is now law for small business.
The New Parent Leave Act builds on existing law, allowing eligible employees at companies with 20 to 49 employees to take three months of...
