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Employment Law
Careful What You Ask For – A Job is “Property” under California’s Extortion Statute
June 3, 2013 by
Adrian Barnes
An appeals court has found that a demand for employment constitutes a demand for property within the meaning of California’s extortion statute. The case is People v. Fisher. Defendant Timothy Fisher applied for a job… Read More
Minimum Wage and Piece-Rate: Employees Must Receive Minimum Wage for Each Hour Worked Without Averaging
April 17, 2013 by
Susan Garea
California has required minimum wage per hour to be paid to Employees rather than average minimum wage over the shift. California law requires employers to pay a minimum wage for “all” hours worked. In the… Read More
Employer’s Arbitration Agreement Found Invalid, Unenforceable*
March 25, 2013 by
Teague Paterson
In a recent US Supreme Court decision, it appears that class-action arbitration waivers signed by employees’ as a condition of employment will not be upheld by the courts. Beeson, Tayer and Bodine (BT&B) summarizes a… Read More
California Employers Liable in Mixed Motive Discrimination Cases
March 19, 2013 by
Dale Brodsky
A recent decision relevant to Employment Law is summarized here for both employees and employers who are interested in issues related to alleged discrimination. In February 2013, the California Supreme Court issued an important decision… Read More
New Decision Reminds Employers that Workers Have a Panoply of Leave Rights
February 22, 2013 by
Sheila Sexton
A recent decision makes clear that employers always have the obligation to reasonably accommodate workers who are disabled and unable to perform some or all of their duties. Ana Sanchez was fired when she was… Read More
In-Home Support Services worker may be jointly-employed by county, sue for unpaid wages
February 13, 2013 by
Teague Paterson
A new ruling from California’s First Appellate District finds that a trial court improperly dismissed an In-Home-Support Services (IHSS) worker’s FLSA-based wage claim against the County of Sonoma and its IHSS Public Authority, based on… Read More
California Has New Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Regulations
January 30, 2013 by
Dale Brodsky
On December 30, 2012, new sets of pregnancy and physical and mental disability discrimination regulations went into effect. Issuing the regulations was one of the last acts of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission before… Read More
Legislation Signed By Governor Brown in the 2012 Legislative Session
AB 1396 – Commission Agreements This new legislation, enacted in 2011, but effective January 1, 2013, requires employers who establish commission plans to have those commission agreements be in writing. Any such agreement must describe… Read More
New Authority For DFEH to Prosecute Discrimination Cases in Court
by
Dale Brodsky
Included in the Governor’s 2013 budget bill was legislation eliminating the Fair Employment and Housing Commission and authorizing the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to prosecute employment and housing discrimination cases directly in court… Read More
Employee’s Unwritten Fair Labor Standards Act Complaint Protected from Employer Retaliation
October 13, 2011 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that employees are protected from retaliation for making federal wage and hour complaints, even when the complaint is made only orally, and not in writing. After Kevin Kasten orally… Read More
Careful What You Ask For – A Job is “Property” under California’s Extortion Statute
June 3, 2013 by Adrian Barnes
An appeals court has found that a demand for employment constitutes a demand for property within the meaning of California’s extortion statute. The case is People v. Fisher. Defendant Timothy Fisher applied for a job… Read More
Minimum Wage and Piece-Rate: Employees Must Receive Minimum Wage for Each Hour Worked Without Averaging
April 17, 2013 by Susan Garea
California has required minimum wage per hour to be paid to Employees rather than average minimum wage over the shift. California law requires employers to pay a minimum wage for “all” hours worked. In the… Read More
Employer’s Arbitration Agreement Found Invalid, Unenforceable*
March 25, 2013 by Teague Paterson
In a recent US Supreme Court decision, it appears that class-action arbitration waivers signed by employees’ as a condition of employment will not be upheld by the courts. Beeson, Tayer and Bodine (BT&B) summarizes a… Read More
California Employers Liable in Mixed Motive Discrimination Cases
March 19, 2013 by Dale Brodsky
A recent decision relevant to Employment Law is summarized here for both employees and employers who are interested in issues related to alleged discrimination. In February 2013, the California Supreme Court issued an important decision… Read More
New Decision Reminds Employers that Workers Have a Panoply of Leave Rights
February 22, 2013 by Sheila Sexton
A recent decision makes clear that employers always have the obligation to reasonably accommodate workers who are disabled and unable to perform some or all of their duties. Ana Sanchez was fired when she was… Read More
In-Home Support Services worker may be jointly-employed by county, sue for unpaid wages
February 13, 2013 by Teague Paterson
A new ruling from California’s First Appellate District finds that a trial court improperly dismissed an In-Home-Support Services (IHSS) worker’s FLSA-based wage claim against the County of Sonoma and its IHSS Public Authority, based on… Read More
California Has New Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Regulations
January 30, 2013 by Dale Brodsky
On December 30, 2012, new sets of pregnancy and physical and mental disability discrimination regulations went into effect. Issuing the regulations was one of the last acts of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission before… Read More
Legislation Signed By Governor Brown in the 2012 Legislative Session
AB 1396 – Commission Agreements This new legislation, enacted in 2011, but effective January 1, 2013, requires employers who establish commission plans to have those commission agreements be in writing. Any such agreement must describe… Read More
New Authority For DFEH to Prosecute Discrimination Cases in Court
by Dale Brodsky
Included in the Governor’s 2013 budget bill was legislation eliminating the Fair Employment and Housing Commission and authorizing the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to prosecute employment and housing discrimination cases directly in court… Read More
Employee’s Unwritten Fair Labor Standards Act Complaint Protected from Employer Retaliation
October 13, 2011 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided that employees are protected from retaliation for making federal wage and hour complaints, even when the complaint is made only orally, and not in writing. After Kevin Kasten orally… Read More
