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Archive for July, 2018

California Supreme Court Rejects “De Minimis” Defense to Wage Claims

July 31, 2018 by Lorrie Bradley

The California Supreme Court recently expanded the ability of workers to recover unpaid wages even if the unpaid time occurs in small amounts. Troester v. Starbucks Corp. (Cal. Supreme Court case no. S234969, July 26,… Read More

PERB Rules Employees May Use Employer Email for Union Communications

July 16, 2018 by Christopher Hammer

PERB, which has jurisdiction over most of California’s public sector employment, has adopted the same rule currently utilized by the NLRB for employee use of employer email systems.In 2014, the NLRB ruled in Purple Communications… Read More

LABOR GETS IMMEDIATE HELP FROM LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR TO DEAL WITH JANUS FALLOUT

July 3, 2018 by John C. Provost

The Supreme Court issued its Janus decision, allowing public employees to opt out of paying fair share fees, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time June 27. By early afternoon the same day, right wing anti-union organizations… Read More