In California, if an employer unlawfully makes an employee work during all or part of a meal or rest period, the employer must pay the employee an additional hour of…
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The question for decision is whether the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U. S. C. §1 et seq., preempts a rule of California law that invalidates contractual waivers of the right…
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Federal law says that breaks of 20 minutes or less must be paid. Under California law, which is more generous to employees than federal law, non-exempt workers are entitled to…
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According to some reports, wage theft costs American workers more than $50 billion per year. And if you’ve been a victim, you may not know where to turn for help.…
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On November 14, 2015, Rose Law filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in San Francisco, California, on behalf of hundreds of technicians jointly…
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Carter Brothers Security LLC has filed its reply brief in its appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, completing all briefing in this appeal. Carter Brothers…
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The issue on appeal is a threshold one: whether Amanda Valencia’s (Valencia) claims that SCIS Air Security Corporation (SCIS) violated California meal and rest break laws and wage laws are…
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Isidro Miranda (appellant) appeals from the trial court’s order compelling him to arbitrate his individual claim under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA; Lab. Code, §…
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Plaintiff and appellant Mahta Sharif brought an action against her former employer, defendant and respondent Mehusa, Inc., an international food export company, for unpaid overtime (Lab. Code, § 1194), unpaid…
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California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law this week the nation's most robust and protective electronic privacy law. The California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) bars any state law enforcement…
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