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 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 and other […]

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 […]

Wage and Hour laws govern the payment of minimum wages and maximum working hours of the workforce in the U.S.  The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) imposes federal wage and hour regulations. California enacted the Industrial Welfare Commission and California Labor Law which regulates wages, rest and meal periods, overtime, maximum work hours, vacation pay, […]

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 […]