This year California ushered in a new law effective January 1, 2018 for private works construction contracts, California’s Labor Code section 218.7. The law applies to all direct contractors who make or take the contract in...more
5/21/2018
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Wage and Hour
A California appellate court ruled on February 28, 2017, in Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC, that employees paid on a commission basis must be separately compensated for legally required rest breaks if their wages are...more
Beginning January 1, 2016 California will indeed have a revised Labor Code Provision 1197.5 that could open the door to more litigation of claims based upon gender differentials in pay. The statute has a laudable goal:...more