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Apparel Company to Pay Thousands for California Labor Law Violations
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Apparel Company to Pay Thousands for California Labor Law Violations

Orange County, CA An Orange County apparel company has been ordered to pay $887,000 to current and former workers for allegedly violating California labor laws, including failing to pay minimum wage and overtime, the Los Angeles Times reports.

December 20, 2010
Hotel in Violation of California Labor Law
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Hotel in Violation of California Labor Law

Arcata, CA A California labor law case involving the Valley West Days Inn was settled for four claimants who allege unpaid wages after the hotel failed to show up last week for a labor department hearing. When that happens, the claims automatically default to the plaintiffs.

December 7, 2010
Carwash Owners Sued by State for Violating California Labor Law
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Carwash Owners Sued by State for Violating California Labor Law

Los Angeles, CA The owners of a posh Hollywood restaurant are being accused of violating California labor law in connection with eight carwashes they also own.

October 18, 2010
Former Employee says am/pm Store Violated California Labor Laws
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Former Employee says am/pm Store Violated California Labor Laws

Los Angeles, CA Janice worked as a cashier at an am/pm franchise, a gas station and convenience store owned by BP America Inc. Janice says am/pm is making their employees work double shifts - in different locations - and not paying overtime, which is a violation of California labor law.

July 27, 2010
California Overtime: Threatened and Harassed
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California Overtime: Threatened and Harassed

San Diego, CA "I worked at a restaurant where the managers consider tips to be our overtime," says Cheryl. "We didn't get any breaks, nor were we allowed to bring food on the premises from another eatery. When I complained to my manager that they were violating the California labor law, I was laid off. Now my lawyer is filing a lawsuit against them."

June 29, 2010
Bag Check Is on the Clock in California
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Bag Check Is on the Clock in California

San Francisco, CA There is some refreshing about an attorney like Patrick R. Kitchin who answers his own phone. Maybe that's not always the case, but on this day it was Kitchin, calm and collected, on the other end of the line. Kitchin has tugged on Ralph Lauren's shirttails over violations of California labor law a few times over the years and he's just obtained a $4 million mid-trial settlement on behalf over 6000 current and former employees who objected to the company's off the clock mandatory "bag check."

May 25, 2010
Hands in the Tip Jar—Violation of California Labor Law
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Hands in the Tip Jar—Violation of California Labor Law

Los Angeles, CA: Cheryl and her co-workers at the dog grooming salon suspected some time ago that their boss was taking a good chunk of their tips, but after Cheryl heard about the Starbucks settlement (the company was ordered to pay back more than $100 million to California baristas), she realized her boss was ripping them off. California labor law prohibits managers and supervisors from sharing in employee tips.

May 11, 2010
Subcontractor Hit with $500,000 Lawsuit for California Labor Law Violations
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Subcontractor Hit with $500,000 Lawsuit for California Labor Law Violations

Los Angeles, CA California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. filed a California labor law lawsuit last week against a Nevada-based contractor employing a number of drywall installers in the Golden State. Brown is seeking $500,000 in restitution for workers cheated out of pay and other benefits.

April 20, 2010
Co-Author of Study: Lowest Paid in LA Hit Hardest by Wage Theft
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Co-Author of Study: Lowest Paid in LA Hit Hardest by Wage Theft

Los Angeles, CA A recent report titled "Wage Theft and Workplace Violations in Los Angeles: The failure of employment and labor law for low-wage workers" documents a particularly high rate of workplace violations in Los Angeles. "This study focuses on low-wage workers," said Ruth Milkman, one of the study's authors and a sociology professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the City University of New York. "Our focus is the low end of the labor market where many legally mandated standards are not being observed."

March 25, 2010
California Labor Law Breach of Contract: "I'm Not the Only One"
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California Labor Law Breach of Contract: "I'm Not the Only One"

San Marino, CA One California labor law violation is breach of contract. In California an employee can sue for lost wages and benefits, wages they would get in the future, minus what they should earn and have earned at a new job, assuming they get a job within a reasonable amount of time. Paul (not his real name) left his job because he did not receive monies from a profit-sharing account, and he is now in the process of arbitration, with the help of his attorney.

March 10, 2010
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