Protecting The Rights Of Workers
Throughout California
Most of the time when you start working for a company, you become an employee. Employees have certain rights and are afforded certain protections under the law. Overtime wage protections, minimum wage protections, workers' compensation, and required meal and rest...
California employment laws offer some of the strongest protections in the world for workers. If you believe your employer has failed to pay you all the wages you are owed, you can file a wage claim and seek compensation for back pay and perhaps additional compensation...
In November, Californians voted on Proposition 22. Voters approved the measure, and the result is that ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft will still be allowed to classify their drivers as independent contractors. However, some drivers aren't so sure that the...
A California Superior Court Judge in Alameda County has approved a settlement to have a medical helicopter company pay $78 million to members of its flight crews. The employees say they did not receive overtime pay or proper meal and rest breaks under California law....
In California, the vast majority of workers are supposed to receive 1.5 times their regular rate of pay for each hour worked in excess of eight in a single workday. If you work more than 12 hours in a single workday, you're supposed to be paid double your regular rate...
Workers in California who believe they have not been paid the wages or benefits owed by their employers may take their claims to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE). This state agency is responsible for the enforcement of wage and hour laws. When an...
The state of California has picked up where the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) left off — specifically with regard to pay reporting requirements for employers. The EEOC decided to stop efforts to collect "Component 2" pay data. Legislators in...
The discount supermarket chain Aldi has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a wage and hour claim brought by more than 2,000 California store workers. In the class action claim, the workers alleged that the German retailer denied them minimum wage and overtime pay...
A former marketing vice president for Silicon Valley company Carta is suing the company for wrongful termination, retaliation, gender discrimination, and violations of the California Equal Pay Act. According to her lawsuit, she was subjected to unequal pay on the...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is ordering Apple to compensate workers for the time they spend on bag checks once their shift at work is complete. The move is a reversal of an earlier decision by the court that worked in favor of Apple. The...
