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Employment Law
California Law Does Not Limit Reach-Back to Recoup Unpaid Vacation
October 12, 2006 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
California employees have a protected right in their vested vacation pay, and unless the applicable union contract provides otherwise, employees must receive all of their unused, vested vacation upon termination of their employ- ment. This… Read More
Construction Industry Meal-Break Exemption Ruled Invalid
On April 7, 2006, the Second District Court of Appeal published its decision in Bearden v. U.S. Borax invalidating Wage Order No. 16’s unioncontract-exemption for mandatory meal periods. The case represents a significant change in… Read More
Contract Employees Due Final Wages at End of Job
The California Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who is hired for a specific assignment or duration is dis- charged, and thus owed all wages due, upon completion of that assignment or duration. California… Read More
No Change in Social Security “No-Match” Rules
Recently proposed regulations regarding how employers should handle “no-match” letters from the Social Security Administration (SSA) have created widespread confusion and presented problems for Unions, especially those with immigrant members. The SSA automatically generates and… Read More
Photographing Employees During Organizing May Invalidate Election
The NLRB has long held that it’s an unfair labor practice for an employer to photograph employees speaking with union organizers or accepting union flyers during an organizing drive. However, for several years, the Board… Read More
Prop F Approved: Mandatory Sick Leave for All Workers in San Francisco
Here is a brief summary of Prop F, passed by voters in the November election. Benefit: 1 hour of paid sick leave for each 30 hours “worked” after an employee’s first 90 days on the… Read More
California Supreme Court to Determine Whether Medical Marijuana Users Have Job Protection
April 4, 2006 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
In 1996 California voters passed the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, which decriminalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes under a physician’s recommendation. The Act specifically prohibits the criminal prosecution of an individual for… Read More
New USERRA (Vet Reemployment Rights) Regulations
The US Department of Labor in December issued final regulations interpreting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). The regulations answer numerous questions about the meaning of the law and provide insight as… Read More
State Case Update
November 13, 2000 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Court Bars Caltrans’ Policy of Off-Duty Drug Testing On September 29, 2000, the California Court of Appeal of the First Appellate District affirmed a lower court ruling in Edgerton v. State Personnel Board that Caltrans’… Read More
Consolidated Freightways Spies on Employees
June 13, 2000 by
Beeson Tayer & Bodine
All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. California… Read More
California Law Does Not Limit Reach-Back to Recoup Unpaid Vacation
October 12, 2006 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
California employees have a protected right in their vested vacation pay, and unless the applicable union contract provides otherwise, employees must receive all of their unused, vested vacation upon termination of their employ- ment. This… Read More
Construction Industry Meal-Break Exemption Ruled Invalid
On April 7, 2006, the Second District Court of Appeal published its decision in Bearden v. U.S. Borax invalidating Wage Order No. 16’s unioncontract-exemption for mandatory meal periods. The case represents a significant change in… Read More
Contract Employees Due Final Wages at End of Job
The California Supreme Court has ruled that an employee who is hired for a specific assignment or duration is dis- charged, and thus owed all wages due, upon completion of that assignment or duration. California… Read More
No Change in Social Security “No-Match” Rules
Recently proposed regulations regarding how employers should handle “no-match” letters from the Social Security Administration (SSA) have created widespread confusion and presented problems for Unions, especially those with immigrant members. The SSA automatically generates and… Read More
Photographing Employees During Organizing May Invalidate Election
The NLRB has long held that it’s an unfair labor practice for an employer to photograph employees speaking with union organizers or accepting union flyers during an organizing drive. However, for several years, the Board… Read More
Prop F Approved: Mandatory Sick Leave for All Workers in San Francisco
Here is a brief summary of Prop F, passed by voters in the November election. Benefit: 1 hour of paid sick leave for each 30 hours “worked” after an employee’s first 90 days on the… Read More
California Supreme Court to Determine Whether Medical Marijuana Users Have Job Protection
April 4, 2006 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
In 1996 California voters passed the Compassionate Use Act of 1996, which decriminalized the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes under a physician’s recommendation. The Act specifically prohibits the criminal prosecution of an individual for… Read More
New USERRA (Vet Reemployment Rights) Regulations
The US Department of Labor in December issued final regulations interpreting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). The regulations answer numerous questions about the meaning of the law and provide insight as… Read More
State Case Update
November 13, 2000 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
Court Bars Caltrans’ Policy of Off-Duty Drug Testing On September 29, 2000, the California Court of Appeal of the First Appellate District affirmed a lower court ruling in Edgerton v. State Personnel Board that Caltrans’… Read More
Consolidated Freightways Spies on Employees
June 13, 2000 by Beeson Tayer & Bodine
All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy. California… Read More
