Posts in May, 2019

General and Subcontractor Both Liable for California Wage Theft May 30

After 62 construction workers went unpaid for weeks of work, the state of California has issued citations to the subcontractor for ...

Uber Faces Arbitration Demands From 60,000 Drivers May 16

In a trend becoming increasingly more common among gig economy companies, Uber opted to use legal arbitration to confront ...

California on Call Workers Deserve to Be Paid May 15

Employees that are required to be on-call for work have unique burdens to overcome that those with standard hours and shifts do ...

Women Claim Amazon Fired Them for Being Pregnant May 09

A pregnancy should not mean the end of a woman’s job. Unfortunately, pregnancy discrimination in the workplace is still quite ...

Can My Employer Fire Me for Reporting a Safety Hazard? May 09

Employers have a duty to make their workplaces reasonably safe for their workers. Accidents can happen anywhere, and some types of ...

California Reinforces Protections for Natural Hairstyles May 08

The California Senate followed New York’s lead by passing the CROWN ACT (Create a Respectful and Open Workplace for Natural Hair) ...