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New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Pay Me, or Let Me Go Home!
August 3, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
Court OK’s Lawsuit Claiming Wages for Time Spent Undergoing Anti-Theft Searches at End of Shift. A federal court has given the green light for a class action lawsuit to proceed challenging Apple’s failure to pay… Read More
Legislature Cleans Up California’s New Paid Sick Leave Law
July 27, 2015 by
Peter McEntee
Last year, California became the first state to pass legislation mandating employers to provide paid sick leave to its employees. The law, which became effective July 1, requires employers to provide paid sick leave to… Read More
An Employee By Any Other Name… Is Still An Employee
July 6, 2015 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
On June 3, 2015, the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement ruled that Uber driver Barbara Berwick is legally an employee. Under California Labor Code Section 2802, employers must reimburse employees for all necessary business expenses. … Read More
Get Your Buttons On! NLRB Slaps Down Pac Bell’s Button Ban
June 29, 2015 by
Andrew Baker
The NLRB has for sixty years upheld the right of union members to wear union buttons on the job. But that right comes with limitations. An employer that demonstrates “special circumstances” sufficient to outweigh employees’… Read More
Court Rules Stress and Anxiety Caused by Manager Does Not Constitute Legally Protected Disability
June 8, 2015 by
Christopher Hammer
Both California and Federal law protects disabled employees from discrimination, and requires employers to reasonably accommodate disabled workers. One threshold question in all disability accommodation claims is whether the alleged disability is one that is… Read More
Recent Developments in Anti-Discrimination Law
May 25, 2015 by
Stephanie Platenkamp
Courts reaffirmed California’s commitment to protecting workers from discrimination and harassment in two decisions published recently. In Hirst v. City of Oceanside, a California Court of Appeals affirmed the broad reach of California’s anti-harassment laws,… Read More
NLRB Ordena la Reincorporación Condicional de Trabajadores Indocumentados
May 11, 2015 by
Dalisai Nisperos
Cuando un empleador conscientemente emplea individuos que no tienen autorización para trabajar en los Estados Unidos, y los despide en violación de la Ley Nacional de Relaciones Laborales (NLRA por su sigla en inglés), los… Read More
NLRB Orders Conditional Reinstatement of Undocumented Workers
When an employer knowingly hires individuals who are not authorized to work in the U.S., and unlawfully terminates them in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, the employees may be reinstated to their former… Read More
Shop Stewards Have Weingarten Rights, Too.
May 4, 2015 by
Christopher Hammer
Union members have the right to the presence of a union representative at an investigatory interview that the employee reasonably believes may result in discipline: this is the Weingarten right, named after the U.S. Supreme… Read More
New NLRB Election Rules a Hit!
August 6, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Employers hate the new NLRB election rules that went into effect April 14 this year. And we know that’s good news. Employers are complaining that the speeded-up election process means employers have less time to… Read More
Pay Me, or Let Me Go Home!
August 3, 2015 by Andrew Baker
Court OK’s Lawsuit Claiming Wages for Time Spent Undergoing Anti-Theft Searches at End of Shift. A federal court has given the green light for a class action lawsuit to proceed challenging Apple’s failure to pay… Read More
Legislature Cleans Up California’s New Paid Sick Leave Law
July 27, 2015 by Peter McEntee
Last year, California became the first state to pass legislation mandating employers to provide paid sick leave to its employees. The law, which became effective July 1, requires employers to provide paid sick leave to… Read More
An Employee By Any Other Name… Is Still An Employee
July 6, 2015 by Stephanie Platenkamp
On June 3, 2015, the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement ruled that Uber driver Barbara Berwick is legally an employee. Under California Labor Code Section 2802, employers must reimburse employees for all necessary business expenses. … Read More
Get Your Buttons On! NLRB Slaps Down Pac Bell’s Button Ban
June 29, 2015 by Andrew Baker
The NLRB has for sixty years upheld the right of union members to wear union buttons on the job. But that right comes with limitations. An employer that demonstrates “special circumstances” sufficient to outweigh employees’… Read More
Court Rules Stress and Anxiety Caused by Manager Does Not Constitute Legally Protected Disability
June 8, 2015 by Christopher Hammer
Both California and Federal law protects disabled employees from discrimination, and requires employers to reasonably accommodate disabled workers. One threshold question in all disability accommodation claims is whether the alleged disability is one that is… Read More
Recent Developments in Anti-Discrimination Law
May 25, 2015 by Stephanie Platenkamp
Courts reaffirmed California’s commitment to protecting workers from discrimination and harassment in two decisions published recently. In Hirst v. City of Oceanside, a California Court of Appeals affirmed the broad reach of California’s anti-harassment laws,… Read More
NLRB Ordena la Reincorporación Condicional de Trabajadores Indocumentados
May 11, 2015 by Dalisai Nisperos
Cuando un empleador conscientemente emplea individuos que no tienen autorización para trabajar en los Estados Unidos, y los despide en violación de la Ley Nacional de Relaciones Laborales (NLRA por su sigla en inglés), los… Read More
NLRB Orders Conditional Reinstatement of Undocumented Workers
When an employer knowingly hires individuals who are not authorized to work in the U.S., and unlawfully terminates them in violation of the National Labor Relations Act, the employees may be reinstated to their former… Read More
Shop Stewards Have Weingarten Rights, Too.
May 4, 2015 by Christopher Hammer
Union members have the right to the presence of a union representative at an investigatory interview that the employee reasonably believes may result in discipline: this is the Weingarten right, named after the U.S. Supreme… Read More
