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19 Jan 2020, 6:43 am by Nassiri Law
Fortunately for workers in California, the new rule is expected to have no impact on worker protections – at least according to a California Labor Department spokeswoman quoted by the L.A. [read post]
19 Oct 2021, 9:03 pm by Megan Russo
Eisen and other experts argue that the Labor Department should extend health and safety protections to prison workers. [read post]
1 Jun 2011, 1:04 pm
Department of Labor (DOL) has ordered the owner and manager of three Illinois restaurants to pay nearly $1,150,000 in monetary damages and back wages to 64 employees working as kitchen staff and restaurant servers, after a department investigation found that the restaurants engaged in violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA.) [read post]
5 Apr 2019, 8:06 am by D. Andrew Quigley and M. Brett Burns
SB 1: Agency Review of Changes to Federal Standards SB 1 proposes that the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (the “Board”) and California Department of Industrial Relations (the “Department”) be required to conduct quarterly reviews of proposed and final changes to certain federal laws, including the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (“FLSA”) and the federal… [read post]
8 Oct 2020, 12:12 pm by Matthew J. Roberts, Esq.
Department of Labor (DOL) recently published a proposal for public comment that Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia said “aims to bring clarity and consistency to the determination of who’s an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. [read post]
18 Mar 2012, 8:59 am
In a recent California wage and hour lawsuit settlement that our Costa Mesa employment lawyers been watching, a U.S. district court judge has ordered a Chinese restaurant in Sunnyvale, California, to pay 32 employees around $404,000 in damages and unpaid wages, after the employer reportedly violated minimum wage and overtime payment provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 1:06 pm
Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) initiative designed to combat wage and hour violations in the Los Angeles restaurant industry, by ensuring that employers comply to the wage and hour provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). [read post]
On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 553 creating new workplace violence prevention standards in California. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 10:22 am
Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit against Aspen Nursing Services for reportedly violating the Fair Standards Labor Act (FLSA). [read post]
27 Oct 2008, 2:00 pm
We've found another wage and hour blog: overtimelaw.blogspot.com  (News, education, and general information regarding overtime pay, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Department of Labor, minimum wage, and court cases.) [read post]
23 Dec 2020, 2:02 pm by Y. Douglas Yang
  While California law does not prohibit employer-mandated tip pooling (or voluntary tip pooling), the California Division of Labor Standards and Enforcement (DLSE) regulates tip pooling differently than the DOL. [read post]
28 Feb 2011, 12:48 pm
Department of Labor (DOL) found that Houston-based Hong Kong Market stores and owners had willfully and repeatedly violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, (FLSA). [read post]
9 Jun 2018, 2:31 pm by Nassiri Law
The California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement is attempting to chip away at the state’s ongoing wage theft problem through a series of investigations throughout the state. [read post]
In 2022, California passed the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (“FAST Act”) in an attempt to “reform” the fast food industry. [read post]
5 May 2014, 8:19 am by Michael D. Thompson
The California Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) – the state agency that addresses wage claims – has launched a new website designed to notify employees of their rights and explain how to file claims:           http://www.wagetheftisacrime.com/What-We-Do.html#laborCommissioner The website provides detailed information about the various types of claims individuals may bring, and… [read post]
15 Oct 2017, 6:52 am by Nassiri Law
A California employee misclassification lawsuit appears to be drawing toward a resolution, after plaintiffs – a group of corporate training managers – have asked a federal judge to approve a $2.75 million settlement alleging their employer violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. [read post]