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Workers Owed $1 Million in California Labor Law Violation
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Workers Owed $1 Million in California Labor Law Violation

Los Angeles, CA The Labor Commissioner for the State of California has found yet another violation of California labor law in the alleged misdeeds of the Federal Loan Modification Law Center LLP (FLM Law Center), together with related entities and individuals. The alleged affront to California labor employment law involves an accusation of failure to pay workers for all wages due and hours worked.

September 20, 2009
California Labor Lawsuit Sees Settlement of $22 Million
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California Labor Lawsuit Sees Settlement of $22 Million

San Jose, CA Two lawsuits that have made the news recently highlight the importance of employers following California labor law and properly compensating employees for all hours worked. One lawsuit involves a multi-million dollar settlement for employees while the other involves employees who say patients at a hospital received inadequate care due to violations of California employee labor law.

August 27, 2009
California Labor Law: Stand Up for Your Rights Sooner than Later
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California Labor Law: Stand Up for Your Rights Sooner than Later

Whittier, CA: David (not his real name) regrets that he didn't file a lawsuit against the airline company where he worked for more than 26 years. "I am more educated and stronger now to stand up for my rights," he says. David realizes, perhaps too late, that the company violated several California Labor Law violations and a contract with his union. "When you work in an environment this long, abuse becomes normal."

May 20, 2009
California Labor Law Teeth Worth $13.5 Million
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California Labor Law Teeth Worth $13.5 Million

Los Angeles, CA How effective are California labor laws? When you can ding an employer for $13 million dollars-plus, it suggests ample teeth in California state labor law. But there needs to be, especially when one hears the story of how workers were sorely exploited in direct contravention to California labor employment law.

May 6, 2009
California Labor Law Violation: Workers Exploited
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California Labor Law Violation: Workers Exploited

Sacramento, CA In a telling testament to the possibilities inherent with standing up for your rights and fighting back, two alleged violations of California state labor law have been thrust into the headlines. One is an action by employees while another is by the state attempting to protect workers within the provisions of California labor employment law. Either way, California labor laws are to be respected or consequences will ensue.

April 5, 2009
Managers Exploited under California Labor Law
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Managers Exploited under California Labor Law

Santa Rosa: For the past 12 years Bill worked for a national retail chain; he was hired as assistant manager then promoted to manager after six months. But Bill says most of his work hours were spent performing hourly associate functions such as stocking shelves, operating a cash register, assisting customers on the floor and offloading freight trucks. Under California Labor Law Bill was classified as exempt, but that is still a very gray area…

March 20, 2009
Automotive Company Downsizes-- California Labor Law Violation?
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Automotive Company Downsizes-- California Labor Law Violation?

Sacramento, CA Sean worked in the auto parts business 8 years for Chrysler with no complaints against him but he was just laid off. "In reality I have been wrongfully dismissed and I think my boss laid me off to avoid a wrongful dismissal lawsuit," says Sean, who believes that the Chrysler company violated the California Labor Law in an underhanded and unfair way.

December 10, 2008
California Car Wash Takes its Employees to the Cleaners
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California Car Wash Takes its Employees to the Cleaners

Los Angeles, CA When writing about California labor law it's easy, and in fact tempting to address more sensational and top-of-mind occupations such as the computer industry??"and there is little doubt there are significant California state labor law issues there. However, there are other sectors affected by California state labor law. And when car wash workers making minimum wage are wronged, there should be as equal a hue and cry as that for computer geeks making $70,000 a year.

November 21, 2008
Employers Violate California Labor Law
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Employers Violate California Labor Law

Lompoc, CA Many employers think they can violate California labor laws by taking advantage of their minimum wage employees. They think they can get away with not giving them proper breaks, hoping that the employees will not stand up for their rights. Marie S. (not her real name) worked at a gas station for just over a year and says she thinks her employer regularly violated California labor law.

November 20, 2008
California Labor Law: Employees Keep Quiet to Keep Their Jobs
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California Labor Law: Employees Keep Quiet to Keep Their Jobs

Los Angeles, CA Just because an employer does not specifically ask employees to work off the clock does not mean that the employer is not violating California labor laws. If the employer knows that work is being done off the clock, then the employer should be paying for those hours worked, even if that means paying overtime.

September 29, 2008
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