Legal News Articles

HR Getting Personal Spells California Labor Lawsuit?

Sonoma County, CA When Karen was quizzed by HR about her relationship with her boyfriend, she was upset, to say the least. And she figured it was a California labor law violation. Karen was pro-active: she phoned the California Labor Board and filed a harassment claim. And she is pursuing a wrongful termination claim with an employment attorney.

March 25, 2013

CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW

Allegedly Forcing Workers to Toil Off the Clock Lands Car Wash in Hot Water

Fresno, CA The iconic lyrics of Rose Royce’s “Car Wash” notwithstanding, a car wash can be a challenging place to work at the best of times: it’s always damp, the pay is low and the work often backbreaking and thankless. “You might not ever get rich, but let me tell ya it’s better than diggin’ a ditch…” All hands may not agree with that last statement. However, California labor law sets out various tenets and regulations for car wash workers in an attempt to make the work at least fair if not palatable.

March 18, 2013

CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW

California Labor Law: Is FedEx Heartless?

Placentia, CA Sylvia says that she was terminated from FedEx for entering her time card incorrectly. Sylvia’s employer likely has not violated the California labor law and she would be hard-pressed to file a California labor lawsuit. But Sylvia insists that she was wrongfully terminated.

March 11, 2013

CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW

Under California Labor Law, Employees Are Not Independent Contractors

Long Beach, CA Truck drivers improperly classified as independent contractors by their Gardena-based employer had their final day in court on the last day of February, when a California labor law trial, on appeal, found in favor of the plaintiffs.

March 4, 2013

CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW

Wrongful Termination to Avoid Paying Workers Compensation?

Mira Loma, CA Thomas wants to know if his wrongful termination is a violation of the California labor law. He believes his employer fired him to avoid paying Workers Compensation. If that is the case, Thomas should file a California labor lawsuit against his employer.

February 25, 2013

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Big or Small, Violation of California Labor Law Is Just Wrong

Sacramento, CA One case involves a million-dollar assessment against a contractor. Another case involves a lessor amount against a California employer. The latter assessment amounting to about $69,000 is a lot less than nearly $1 million. But the issue is the same: the violation of California labor law as it pertains to wages. According to the law, there are minimum requirements for wages, and employers are expected to hold up their part of the bargain.

February 18, 2013

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Car Wash Employers Got to Come Clean

Santa Monica, CA An 11-count criminal complaint was filed against the owners and managers of Wilshire West Car Wash for cheating employees out of money and labor, and other California labor law violations over the past four years.

February 11, 2013

CALIFORNIA LABOR LAW

California Labor Law Wage Theft = 865 Employees, Three Time Clocks

San Bernardino, CA If you have 865 employees working in two warehouses taking up an area equivalent to 20 football fields, you better have more than three time clocks. Otherwise you are going to have a problem. That’s exactly how a Chino-based warehouse and distribution firm got into trouble with California labor law.

February 4, 2013

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New California Labor Law and a Justin Bieber Lawsuit

Los Angeles, CA A number of changes to California labor law for 2013 are designed to further enhance protections for workers, employees and laborers toiling in the state. To that end it’s useful for both employers and employees to be up to speed on these changes, in the event there should ever be a problem.

January 23, 2013

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General Nutrition Corp Employees Filed California Labor Lawsuit

Sacramento, CA If you are one of about 8,000 current or former General Nutrition Corp. (GNC) assistant managers or sales associates, read on: You could receive overtime compensation pay under the California labor law and FLSA .“On January 7th a California federal judge granted class status to this case, which was brought by a former employee of GNC,” says employment attorney Leonard Emma.

January 16, 2013