it is safe for the injured workers’ attorney to leave the special employer and its claims administrator out of the case. Only when the general employer is not providing benefits or is denying employment should counsel n...
As an alternative, the employer may elect to pay the employee both the earned piece rate compensation, and also pay the employee minimum wage for all hours worked. What This Means for California Employers Not surprisingly, such complex compensation rules can lead to tremendous liability for even ...
California’s COVID Paid Sick Leave is a directive from California to employers to provide paid sick leave. The employer must fund this benefit without assistance from the state. The text of the new California law does not prohibit an employer from using the FFCRA to help offset these costs....
Because California wage and hour laws only cover employees, you will not be protected by these laws if you are an independent contractor. Under California labor law, any person rendering service to an employer is presumed to be an employee –UNLESS s/he is an independent contractor.2 However,...
“If someone who’s working full-time needs food stamps, doesn’t that mean that we as taxpayers are subsidizing the difference between what their employer should be paying them so that they could afford food and what they actually are paying them?” Sanberg said. ...
SB 973 authorizes the DFEH to obtain a list from the Employment Development Department of the names and addresses of all California employers with 100 or more employees. If the DFEH does not receive the required report from an employer, it may seek an order requiring the employer to comply an...
Whether the timing of the request renders it suspect; and whether the employer otherwise has reason to believe the accommodation is not sought for religious reasons. However, the EEOC cautioned that an individual’s degree of adherence to stated beliefs may chang...
California Medical Association Sues HMOs For Not Paying Doctors.BRUNK, DOUG
In California, exempt workers are those who are not protected by wage and hour laws. Non-exempt workers are protected by these laws, giving them rights to overtime pay, a minimum wage, and meal and rest breaks. California labor law determines whether a worker is exempt; not the employer....
Missed Lunch & Rest Breaks:Missed Lunch & Rest Breaks: Extra pay premiums that result from missed meal and rest periods are also considered earned wages that must be paid to you immediately upon termination, or within 72 hours of resignation. If your employer did not provide you with adequate...