Age Discrimination Statistics

October 22, 2019 Legal Team
Different industries have their own signature labor code violations that you often hear about in the news. Tech industries are often accused of gender discrimination and sexism. Foodservice institutions are routinely served with wage and hour lawsuits. Fashion retailers see sexual harassment claims from both employees and customers. The often forgotten prejudice in labor law,...
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Tip Pooling Laws

October 10, 2019 Legal Team
California law is very specific regarding gratuities left employees. It provides that, “every gratuity is hereby declared to be the sole property of the employee or employees to whom it was paid, given, or left for”. This means that an employer must pay the employee the full amount of the tip that is left for...
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Overtime Pay for Farm Workers in California

October 7, 2019 Legal Team
California passed a law implementing updated overtime wage pay changes for farmworkers. The bill passed with a vote of 44-32 in the State Assembly, which brought uproarious applause by farmworkers present at the time. This is a groundbreaking new law for California, a state which leads the way in efforts to protect the rights of farmworkers....
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