Yesterday, in Browning Ferris Industries of California, Inc., the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overruled 30 years of authority on the issue of joint employers. In a decision which two Board…
Read More ›August 5, 2015
Los Angeles County To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour
Late last month, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed the County Counsel to take steps to increase the the minimum wage for the entire county in the same increments as…
Read More ›July 22, 2015
NLRB Judge Orders Reinstatement Of Employee Who Made Racist Taunts Toward African-Americans
The National Labor Relations Board promotes itself as a government agency that “safeguards employees’ rights,” but you would not know it from a recent ruling upholding racist statements made by…
Read More ›July 16, 2015
California Amends Paid Sick Leave Law
This week, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law an amendment to the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014, a law passed last year which requires employers to provide paid sick…
Read More ›July 16, 2015
Independent Contractors And Overtime: The DOL Steps Into The Ring With Jarring New Regulations
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently taken a firm stance on two of the most controversial issues facing American employers: overtime compensation and misclassification of employees as independent…
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