DISTRACTED DRIVERS CAN BE AS DANGEROUS AS DRUNK DRIVERS! By Lillian Romero The U S Department of Transportation reports that the use of cell phones while driving plays a role in 1.6 million auto crashes each year. The University of Utah recently published a study showing that motorists who talk on handheld or hands-free cell […]

If interns are functioning as unpaid employees, your organization may risk liability exposure for wage and hour claims and penalties for failing to provide workers’ compensation coverage. Therefore, it is important to have an internship program in compliance with the legal guideline provided by the Department of Labor. In 2018, the Department of Labor announced […]

CA Legislature Finally Steps In…Effect of the codified and expanded “ABC” Independent Contractor Test After two controversial Court decisions regarding the classification of independent contractors and when the test applies, the California Legislature finally stepped in and signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) 5.  In 2018, the California Supreme Court issued the landmark decision in […]

California Labor Code requires that an off-duty meal period consists of at least 30 minutes of uninterrupted time during which employees are relieved of all duties. In July, the California Court of Appeals held in L’Chaim House, Inc. v. Division of Labor Standard Enforcement, that an on-duty meal period must last at least 30 minutes […]

The Ninth Circuit provided a (temporary) sigh of relief for many organizations who work with independent contractors. Below is a Brief Recap: April 2018: Dynamex West, Inc. v. Superior Court: The California Supreme Court abandoned the multi-factor test and adopted the “ABC Test,” to determine whether a worker should be classified as an employee or […]

Careless mistakes are among the most common ways that cause an organization to go offline. Preparing your organization is vital to mitigate the loss exposure a careless mistake can cause. The first step is to understand various scenarios that can occur to prepare you for what comes next and how to resolve it. Scenario 1: […]

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Wrongful termination lawsuits have grown by more than 260% in the past 20 years! We are living in an era where corporations, non-profit and for-profit alike, are at an increased risk of being hit with a lawsuit. According to a survey taken by Wills Towers Watson, 6% of non-profit organizations have reported a Directors and […]

California Employment Laws provides wage and hour protections for employees. Many employers, intentionally or not, violate these protections. Regardless of the employer’s intent, however, the consequences for wage and hour violations can be severe. Below are some common ways employers violate California wage and hour laws: Misclassify Employees as Independent Contractors Independent Contractors are defined […]

Written by: Rebecca Gomez ( 6/2018) CA Supreme Court Adopts a New Tougher Standard For the past several decades, California courts utilized the multi-factor test to determine whether or not a worker is classified as an employee or independent contractor. The multi-factor test focused on the level of control the employer retained over the worker […]

Written By: Rebecca Gomez Last April 2018, the California Supreme Court issued the landmark decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles which imposes a narrower standard for classifying Independent Contractors. The Court held that all workers in California are presumed to be employees subject to the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage […]