California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pick to head the state’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency has little name recognition among local employment attorneys, but both sides of the bar expressed optimism about the prospects for a productive relationship with the nominee…
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California wage and hour lawyers expect an uptick in litigation after the state’s high court found that the “regular rate of pay” used to calculate overtime is the same as the “regular rate of compensation” owed to workers for missed breaks…
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State and federal courts are grappling with the application of California’s controversial gig-worker classification standard known as Proposition 22, potentially foreshadowing similar fights at the national level as policymakers debate how to determine when workers are employees and when they’re independent contractors…
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A new California law that takes effect next year requires employers to send state authorities pay data that’s broken down by employees’ sex, race and ethnicity, prompting some Golden State attorneys to predict an uptick in enforcement actions aimed at combating discrimination…
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California has asked a federal judge to permanently toss Uber’s challenge to Assembly Bill 5, arguing that a retooled lawsuit over the state’s landmark worker classification law still doesn’t pass legal muster…
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