Under California’s Labor Law, employees are entitled to take a 10-minute rest break for every 4-hour period. These breaks are to be provided in the middle of the work period. Moreover, these breaks are not required for employees whose total daily work time is less than three-and-a-hal...
The case delved squarely into the unsettled intersection of labor law and government agencies. Some provisions of California labor code are ambiguous on whether they apply to the public sector, while others clearly include public employees. For example, a new s...
As of January 1, 2021, employees have 1 year instead of 6 months to file a complaint ofdiscriminatory dischargeregarding any law the Labor Commissioner enforces. California Termination Law California is an “at-will employment” state, which means that without a written employee contract, employees...
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January 1, 2023, Assembly Bill 1949 requires employers to grant employees five days of unpaid bereavement leave (that need not be taken consecutively) for the death of a family member, including a spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, domestic partner or parent-in-law. ...
Under the California labor law, harassment can take a variety of forms. Workers in California might be subject to sexual harassment, gender harassment, or harassment based on a protected characteristic. Employees are protected from harassment by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act while emp...
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Sehreen Ladak is an associate in the Labor & Employment Department. She represents clients in a wide range of employment matters, including state and federal litigation, arbitration, and class actions on wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Sehreen has experience managin...