The DFEH’s Foray into Criminal Background Checks
The DFEH has issued a proposed regulation pertaining to an employer’s use of criminal history of employment decisions. The rules are most restrictive on state and local agencies. These entities [...]
Are You Ready for Another Minimum Wage Increase?
California’s minimum wage increases to $10 per hour on January 1, 2016. Don’t forget that the increase may also affect employees who have been classified as exempt in prior years. [...]
Could The Temporary Employment Agency You Use Sue You?
Of course it can! It doesn't happen often, but when it does, there is always bad blood and expensive litigation! Employers are often swayed to use temporary employment agencies for [...]
AB 1513 – New Requirements for Employers Who Pay Piece-Rate Wages and a Limited Safe Harbor for Past Violations
Piece rate is a common method of establishing wages in many industries. Employers like piece-rate because it pays based on production and is easy to track. Experienced, efficient and productive [...]
Retaliation For Filing A Police Report – A Fresno County Dentist Learns An Expensive Lesson
Ms. Cardenas, a dental hygienist, suspected that a co-worker may have stolen her expensive ring. The last place Ms. Cardenas recalled seeing the ring was on the table in the [...]
Year in Review 2015
Each year our office reviews the judicial opinions, and legislative and regulatory enactments affecting California workplaces. This is no small undertaking, as you can see from the photo. We then [...]