Category: Employment Law

Say that you’re an “exempt” worker toiling diligently on behalf of a California employer. Although that classification is not readily susceptible of a quick and easy definition, it broadly applies to certain categories of salaried — rather than paid-by-the-hour — workers. One straightforward and representative take on exempt employee status is supplied in an online primer noting…

Although some California employers might — and undoubtedly will — continue to argue that a matter recently ruled upon by the California Supreme Court is nuanced and quite complex, legions of workers in the state will certainly counter that it is anything but complicated. In fact, they have been making that claim for some time…

Anyone seeking to justify the above-cited reality in today’s blog entry headline might have a hard time doing so in light of stark empirical evidence. To wit: While the American men’s national team has won virtually nothing of consequence since its inception, the women’s team has won, well, everything. And more than once, with a…

Some workers in California and elsewhere across the country are legally entitled to receive overtime pay and related benefits when they cross an hours-worked threshold relevant to a particular pay period. They don’t always receive it. And when they don’t, their complaints concerning the alleged bad-faith behavior of employers t often lead to wage-and-hour-based lawsuits…

Employers in California and elsewhere obviously have to pay attention to many things. Including mosquitoes. In this modern day and age, it doesn’t take long for global medical authorities to identify dangerous viruses and diseases — regardless of source — and seek to combat them through public education, travel restrictions, interventionary care and other measures.…

When news first broke four years ago on the suspension of a Fox News broadcaster for using the N-word during a staff meeting, there were immediately two opposing sides to the issue: One side claimed that the anchor had actively participated in discrimination against his coworkers by saying the word and that his suspension and…

A lot of entrepreneurs consider owning and running their own business to be an exciting adventure. Not only do you get to help your product or service grow and prosper, you get to dabble in other things, such as the law, which can be just as exciting (and important) as keeping your business alive. As…

Recently, California enacted a new law applicable to companies using temp workers. Assembly Bill 1897, codified as section 2810.3 of the California Labor Code became effective in 2015. Under the new law a company using temp workers will be liable to the workers supplied by the temp agency for wage and hour violations. Previously, a company…

The law has always presented a unique challenge for businesses across the nation. Not only are they bound by federal laws but those of the states in which they operate their business as well. But owners and managers not only want to make sure that they are following the law but that their employees are…

Since the introduction of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans enjoy a lot more protections in the workplace — more specifically, protection from discrimination based on age, sex, race, skin color and national origin. But even with this federal law in place, some employers and employees still participate in discriminatory behavior…

In 1945, Congress passed a law declaring the first week in October as “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” It was later expanded to include the entire month and the name was changed to National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The national campaign is designed to improve awareness about the employment issues facing people with disabilities.…

In a post last week we discussed the Fair Labor Standards Act and how it affects employees across the nation, especially in the area of fair compensation for work done. According to the federal law, all nonexempt employees must be paid overtime pay for time worked past 40 hours in a work week. But as some of…