Sacramento, CA Although California is an employment at-will state, California labor laws don’t give employers carte blanche to treat their employees unfairly. Wrongful termination is a violation of the California labor code.
Paramount, CA Walmart faces criticism over its handling of a California labor dispute, according to reports. The National Labor Relations Board investigated the California labor complaints, as well as complaints in 12 other states. The issues stem from Black Friday protests, which were organized in California and other states across the US.
Orange County, CA Home Depot reportedly faces a California labor lawsuit alleging the company discriminated against gay employees. The lawsuit, which was filed in California, also alleges harassment on the part of some Home Depot employees and contends that Home Depot discriminates against gay employees to avoid benefits offered under the California Domestic Relationship Act.
Oakland, CA A California-based chain of discount clothing stores has been accused of undermining fair play and fair pay for custodians by allegedly creating a sophisticated scheme that serves to lower the chain’s costs for custodial services on the backs of low-paid immigrant workers in violation of California labor law, or so it is alleged.
Sacramento, CA Claudia is employed as a supervisor in the retail industry, and as such, she is classified as exempt, which is in keeping with the California labor laws. But she spends most of her time stocking shelves, helping customers and cleaning the store after hours, for which she does not get paid overtime. Claudia believes she has been misclassified.
Lake Forest, CA Justin is afraid to enter a Costco store due to an incident of verbal abuse that led to his termination. He worked for 18 months at Costco for Warehouse Demo Specialists (WDS) until last month. Now Justin wants to know if the abuse he was subjected to is a violation of California labor law.
Sacramento, CA Target faces a California labor lawsuit alleging the company’s anti-racism literature is in fact racist. The lawsuit, filed in California by employees at one Target warehouse, alleges violations of labor laws, including laws prohibiting discrimination and retaliation.
Atascadero, CA Many people have heard of wrongful termination and similar California labor lawsuits, but a recently filed California labor law claim alleges that a woman’s employment resulted in the death of her baby. Specifically, she alleges that although she requested accommodations due to a high-risk pregnancy, those accommodations were not made, and her infant died shortly after birth.
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.
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.