California Employee Rights
Can Your Boss Access Your Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or other Social Media Accounts?
California’s law regarding employer use of social media precludes an employer from requiring or requesting an employee or applicant to: (1) Disclose a username or password for the purpose of accessing personal social media; (2) Access personal social media in the presence of the employer; or (3) Divulge any personal social media, except an employer’s…
Read MoreComing Soon- Obama Administration’s Health Care Law Rules
Obama administration continues moving forward to implement health care law by releasing final rules on employment-based wellness programs WASHINGTON — The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury today issued final rules on employment-based wellness programs. The final rules support workplace health promotion and prevention as a means to reduce the…
Read MoreIs Your Boss Paying You Correctly Under a Piece Rate Wage Plan?
Piece-rate employees must be paid separately for work that does not fall within the scope of the work that is the subject of the piece rate. So, if you’re a brake mechanic and are paid by the brake job (or other repair), but also clean the shop, make appointments, open/close the shop or any other duties…
Read MoreSupreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Same-Sex Marriage – Hollingsworth v. Perry (March 2013)
Hollingsworth v. Perry (Docket Number: 12-144) Date Argued:03/26/13 For those of you following the same-sex marriage debate, the oral argument heard by the Supreme Court can be downloaded or played by clicking one of the below: Media Formats: MP3 Download Play Windows Media Download Play RealAudio 10 Download Transcript (PDF) View To download file: From…
Read MoreWhistleblower Protection for Hospital and Health Care Industry Employees
Health care facilities must comply with California Health and Safety Codes in order to ensure that patients and medical staff are not subjected to an unreasonable risk of health or safety within the facility. At times, hospital and other medical facility employees observe conditions that run the risk of creating a danger, but often worry…
Read MoreWHAT MEAL BREAKS ARE YOU ENTITLED TO TAKE IN CALIFORNIA?
Meal period general requirements: One 30-minute meal period for every five hours worked. The California Labor Code and various Wage Orders prohibit an employer from employing a non-exempt employee for more than five hours without providing an unpaid meal period of at least 30 minutes. If the employee works more than 10 hours per day,…
Read MoreBills Governor Brown Signed September 2012
Department of Fair Employment and Housing: Reorganization and Revision (SB 1038) SB 1038 reduces the cost to the State by reorganizing and reducing the size of the Department Fair Employment and Housing. Specifically, effective in January, the Fair Employment and Housing Commission is abolished and a Fair Employment and Housing Council within the Department of…
Read MoreDisability Discrimination Case Against Rite-Aid
A Los Angeles jury has returned a verdict of $3.5 million against drug store chain Rite Aid Corporation in a recent disability discrimination case. According to the complaint filed, Martha Palma had worked for Rite Aid for years and had been a store manager at one of its stores in Los Angeles. She was fired…
Read MoreClass Action Arbitration of California Wage and Hour Claims
Judicial interpretation of the enforceability of arbitration clauses in the context of class action claims for wage and hour violations, such as the failure to pay overtime, missed meal and rest breaks and misclassification as an independent contractor or exempt, continues to evolve. In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in AT&T Mobility…
Read MoreYour Rights Under FMLA
Basic Leave Entitlement FMLA requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to eligible employees for the following reasons: • For incapacity due to pregnancy, prenatal medical care or child birth; • To care for the employee’s child after birth, or placement for adoption or foster care; • To care…
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