May 2022

The California Equal Pay Act was enacted decades ago to help women fight back against wage discrimination. Historically, women have been paid less money compared with men in similar jobs. The California Equal Pay Act has been amended over the years. At its core, the Act prohibits employers from paying employees less than similarly positioned…

The state of California has updated some important laws regarding wages and employment. These new updates are designed to give employees more leverage to collect wage and hour awards. The updates will also make it much harder for employers to resist paying workers what they are owed under California law. SB 572 covers wage and…

Opportunities for ridesharing and food delivery jobs continue to increase, and rideshare drivers make up a growing portion of the American workforce. Rideshare drivers are generally classified as independent contractors, but in California and other parts of the country, there has been a significant push to make rideshare drivers employees. Employee status versus independent contractor…