On September 9, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 1443, which extends the state’s anti-harassment and anti-discrimination protections to unpaid interns.
Employers are now prohibited from discrimination based on protected characteristics in the “selection, termination, training or other terms” of unpaid interns. A.B. 1443 also prohibits harassment of unpaid interns based on protected characteristics, and it makes employers liable for sexual harassment of…
Minimum Wage Increased to $10.00 Per Hour By 2016
The minimum wage will increase in California from $8.00 to $9.00 per hour on July 1, 2014 and to $10.00 per hour on January 1, 2016 (AB 10).
Employer Recovery of Attorney’s Fees Is Further Restricted
California has amended Cal. Lab. Code § 218.5 to limit the circumstances under which an employer may recover…
Frank Moreno agreed, as a condition of his employment with Sonic-Calabasas A, Inc., to arbitrate all of this employment disputes with his employer. After terminating his employment with Sonic, Moreno filed an administrative wage claim with the Labor Commissioner for unpaid vacation pay. Filing such a claim is the first step toward obtaining a “Berman” hearing (an administrative dispute resolution forum designed to assist employees…
The ABA is taking nominations for its annual list of the 100 best legal blogs, and we’d appreciate it if you’d mention ours if you read it regularly and think others might benefit from it. “Friends-of-the-blawg briefs” are due no later than Friday, Aug. 9. Here’s the information from the ABA and a link to the submission form: http://www.abajournal.com/blawgs/blawg100_submit/
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We invite you to review our newly-posted November 2012 California Employment Law Notes – a comprehensive review of the latest and most significant developments in California employment law. The highlights include:
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