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Are Businesses Using Prepaid Debit Cards to Pay Less than Minimum Wage?

Several businesses have been accused of using prepaid debit cards with hidden fees to pay workers. These cards incur fees when they are used and for monthly maintenance. Fees from using the cards can drop wages to below the federal minimum of $7. 25 per hour. In addition, the c...

Jul

Can This New Law Prevent Age Discrimination in the Movie Industry?

In 2016, California lawmakers passed and signed AB1687, a law that seeks to prevent age discrimination in the entertainment industry. AB1687 went into effect on January 1. It specifically targets how information on the ages of performers is displayed on subscription-based ente...

Jul

Are California Family Leave Laws About to Receive a Major Improvement?

Eligible workers at companies with 50 or more employees can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period under certain family-related or personal circumstances. This is thanks to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or the California Family Rights Act ...

Jul

Will This Lawsuit Change Google’s “Do the Right Thing” Rule?

Google espoused the mantra of “don’t be evil” when it launched its initial public offering in 2004. The saying was created by Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. In 2015, parent company Alphabet changed this to “do the right thing. ” However, a new lawsuit filed ...

Jul

What Are Possible Signs You Are Facing Discrimination at Work?

There are several warning signs workers may experience when they are facing discrimination at work. Recognizing these signs is important, because it can give workers time to start gathering evidence that can be useful for pursuing legal options. 5 Possible Warning Signs You ...

Jul

Ex-Stanford Professor Claims She was Forced Out for Reporting Sexual Harassment

An ex-Stanford University professor claims she was pushed out of her job for reporting sexual harassment. According to the former Stanford professor, she experienced stalking and extensive harassment from the professor who hired her. The professor allegedly said he was “cons...

Jul

3 Major Ways the Gender Wage Gap Hurts Women’s Financial Security

Labor statistics published by the Senate's Joint Economic Committee show women make 79 cents for every dollar made by men. This gender wage gap is even greater among women in minority groups. According to the Joint Economic Committee, Latina women make 55 cents for every do...

Jul

Can Workplace Harassment Harm Your Health?

Workplace harassment is a form of discrimination that targets people of a protected class. Harassment occurs in a pattern over time, and can include the use of slurs, name-calling, threats or offensive jokes – just to name a few examples. Over time, harassment creates a hostil...

Jul

Can I Resolve a Dispute Through Employee Mediation?

In the labor and employment context, mediation is often a tool that both sides like to use. What we do is we both retain an independent third party mediator, who has labor and employment background and we basically set up in two separate rooms or separate conference rooms and the...

Jul

How Do You Recognize Workplace Discrimination?

There are various things that we look for, to determine whether somebody’s being discriminated against and one of the main things we look for is, is the reason given to the employee untrue. Can the employee, can our client demonstrate that the reason the employer gave for...

Jul

What is the Family Medical Leave Act?

California has its own version of the Federal Family Medical Leave Act, it’s called the California Family Rights Act and it grants all of the considerations that the Family Medical Leave Act has as well as a few additional ones. It’s a very powerful tool that allows employees to ...

Jul

How Do Arbitration Agreements Affect Labor Laws?

Arbitration is an issue that is radically changing the landscape of employment law, not just in California but across the country. With the enforceability of arbitration employers now have a weapon in their arsenal that essentially precludes employees from being able to sue their...

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