Just last week, on February 4, 2019, the California Court of Appeals made a decision that will impact employers who require employees to call in to see if they are needed for work. In Ward v. Tilly’s, Inc., an employee who had to call
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In the last few weeks, two major wage and hour cases awards came down in California in favor of the employees awarding enormous damages. Last week, the Northern District of California Court in Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., awarded employees, flight attendants for
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If I tell my clients one thing consistently, it is to document properly and consistently. One area this can be problematic is the I-9. This form is required by employers in the US to verify the identity and employment eligibility of new
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Effective January 1, 2019, California once again is raising the minimum wage. Don’t forget to inform your nonexempt employees of the new change in their wage, should it apply, in writing within 7 calendar days of making the change! For employers with 26 or
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Over the past ten or so years, there has been a proliferation of class action law suits filed against numerous companies, including many trucking and bus companies, claiming wage and hour pay violations. These cases are devastating in that they allow the plaintiff
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Individuals Also Liable As Employer for Wage and Hour Claims — Even PAGA. In a recent case, the California Court of Appeal held that individuals who cause a violation of overtime or minimum wage laws can be held individually liable, regardless of
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As the leaves begin to fall and the weather turns colder, California employment law is becoming increasingly burdensome for employers as it relates to sexual harassment in the workplace. There is a chill in the air as it relates to some new bills just
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As a business idea develops from a concept to start-up, there are a progression of steps a founder can take to help their Company’s overall success and sustainability. For example, in the initial stages of growth, the owner should make sure the Company is
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Cal/OSHA passes the Hotel Housekeeping Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention regulation that took effect on July 1, 2018. This new regulation requires affected employers to perform an initial worksite evaluation by October 1, 2018. If you employ housekeepers you must now have: procedures to identify and evaluate
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As the summer heat intensifies, so does your obligation to protect your employees from heat-related illnesses. If you have employees who work outdoors, you are required to provide them with recovery periods of 10 minutes at least once every four hours. A ‘recovery period’ is
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