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Effective July 2, 2024, the amended statute, Labor Code section 5909, requires an important adjustment for workers’ compensation practitioners. They will have to alter their “tickler system” to ensure that any Petition for Recon filed has been dealt with by the W...
alleging the employer violated California Labor Code section 226 because it failed to report missed-break meal premiums on employees’ wage statements. Section 226 imposes a penalty of up to $4,000 per employee when an employer commits a “knowing and intentional failure … to comply” with the...
The California Secretary of Stateannouncedon July 22, 2022 that a measure to replace the California Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) qualified as an eligible statewide ballot measure for the November 2024 General Election ballot. PAGA allows “aggrieved” employees to fil...
1. WCAB’s New Guidelines for Application of Labor Code§ 4664(c)(1) In the recent Appeals Board Noteworthy Panel Decision (NPD) ofStranak v. City of Los Angeles, 2024 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS –, the WCAB has offered a new paradigm for applyin...
California Labor Code 2785 LAB. Daniel Wiessner, 9th Circuit weighs claims that Uber was targeted by Calif. contractor law, Reuters (March 20, 2024). California Code of Civil Procedure 338 CCP; California Code of Civil Procedure 337 CCP. While independent contractors do not enjoy these legal an...
Juan Carlos Guerrero, New California laws taking effect in 2024 impact speed cameras, hotel reservations and more, ABC7 (December 8, 2023). Labor Code 510 LC— Day’s work; overtime; commuting time [key California wage & hour law]. (“(a) Eight hours of labor constitutes a day’s ...
Over the last 20 years, many California employers have faced representative actions under California’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA). PAGA allows employees to sue their employers for California Labor Code violations on behalf of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA), the...
California amended Labor Code §6409.6 regarding the duties of an employer when notified of potential exposure to COVID-19 and extends its provisions until January 1, 2024. Employers will now have the option to post a notice of potential COVID-19 exposure at the worksite and on existing empl...
the terms “political subdivision” and “municipal corporation” in the Labor Code should be understood to include all government employers; and public employers are not subject to California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and no PAGA penalties may be pursued against ...