If your California employer violates wage and hour laws, you can bring a labor board complaint, file a wage/hour lawsuit, or join a wage/hour class action.
California’s legislature covered a wide array of labor and employment law topics in the 2024 legislative session. The laws discussed below were signed into law by Governor Newsom and will become effective on January 1, 2025,...more Time Is Money: A Quick Wage-Hour Tip on … California Meal...
Discrimination and Harassment: Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age (40 or older), or genetic information. This includes protection from harassment of any kind. ...
Wage and Hour LawsMinimum Wage LawOrdinancesState and Local GovernmentWith the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, Congress mandated a federal "living wage" in order to "maintain the minimum standard of living necessaSteve Calandrillo...
Wage and Hour LawsMinimum Wage LawOrdinancesState and Local GovernmentThis Article synthesizes the empirical economic impact data from minimum wage increases over the...Calandrillo, Steve P.Halperin, TaylorStanford University, Stanford Law SchoolStanford Journal of Law Business & Finance...
the rules aren’t necessarily the same. And it’s not enough to simply adhere to the growing patchwork of laws. Local, state, and federal agencies interpret wage and hour laws/regulations through a patchwork of opinions that are many times unknown to employers. Businesses have to ensure they...
Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D), increases the minimum wage for health care workers to $25 an hour over the coming years. Meanwhile,AB 1228, by Assemblyman Chris Holden (D), raises the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour beginning April 1, 2024....
California wage and hour laws provide forseveral exceptionsto the state minimum wage requirements. The California minimum wage laws donot apply to: Student employees, camp counselors and program counselors of organized camps, who only need to be paid eighty-five percent (85%) of the minimum wage...
Key Developments in Wage and Hour Laws and PAGA This presentation addresses critical new cases and laws that affect the practice of wage and hour law attorneys. Speakers: Matthew M. Sonne, Esq. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
California's wage and hour laws, anti-discrimination and retaliation laws protect employees but they do not protect independent contractors. California Donning and Doffing Some industries and companies require employees to wear protective gear to prevent the risk of injury or illness on the job. Putt...