Las leyes federales y estatales contra la discriminación cubren muchos grupos protegidos, entre ellos la raza, el género, el sexo, y la religión. Lo que muchos empleados no se dan cuenta o aprecian es que estas leyes también prohíben la discriminación basada en el origen nacional. La Discriminación de...
The Federal Trade Commission recently announced a proposed settlement of $61.7 million to resolve claims that Amazon committed wage theft by keeping tips belonging to its drivers working for its Amazon Flex, Prime Now, and AmazonFresh products. When can a company keep your tips and how do tips have to be divided among employees? Our experienced...
Plaintiffs in a wage and hour class action against Sprint, the cell phone service provider, have proposed a $7.8 million settlement to resolve the suit. The plaintiffs in the suit claim they were forced to work “off-the-clock,” meaning before or after clocking in, and that they weren’t paid for...
Often it seems that employees are at the beck and call of their employers, with little control over how and when they work. Short notice of canceled shifts or mandatory overtime can be difficult to accommodate and can wreak havoc on an employee’s family and personal life. While employers...
On November 4, 2021—after Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart and Postmates spent over $200 million dollars in potentially misleading advertising—California voters passed Proposition 22, a voter initiative that provided a legal exemption to California’s laws on what constitutes an employer-employee relationship for “app-based rideshare and delivery drivers.” These companies put Prop. 22 on the ballot to expressly escape a California Court of...
Under state and federal law, most workers must be paid a minimum wage for all hours worked. California has enacted one of the country’s highest minimum wages, which will eventually hit $15.50 an hour for the State’s employees. The minimum wage applies to temporary workers as well as workers who are...
Employers are Required to Reimburse Necessary Business Expenses In California, Labor Code § 2802 requires employers to reimburse employees for all “necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in direct consequence of the discharge of his or her duties.” This rule exists because the State legislature recognized that, if...
It’s a common misconception among employees that you don’t get overtime pay if you’re paid a salary. Fortunately, this is not always the case. To be exempt from overtime pay requirements under California law, an employee must be paid a salary of not less the twice the minimum wage and spend at...
Many employees do not realize that if they are required to use personal devices, including cellphones and laptops, for work-related tasks, they are entitled to be paid or reimbursed for their use of personal devices for the benefit of their employer. Indeed, if your employer requires that you check...
The US is the world’s largest fitness market, with nearly 37,000 fitness studios or clubs and an annual growth rate of almost 5%. Revenues are growing even more rapidly and are currently estimated at $25.8 billion annually. Among fitness studios, “boutique” gyms are the fastest-growing segment. With many fitness instructors barely...