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So-Cal Construction Firms Busted on Labor Violations
In recent sweeps, the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) uncovered wage and hour and other violations at construction firms in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties. The DLSE issued 54 citations totaling more than $279,500 for failure to provide itemized wage statements, obtain a California’s contractor’s license, and provide […]
Time to File Suit to Recover Waiting-Time Penalties Unclear
Stock Forfeiture Case Now Before Supreme Court
In the March 2008 issue of CWHA, we reported that a California appeals court upheld an employee stock purchase plan that provided for the forfeiture of stock if the employee terminated before two years from the date the stock was acquired. Even though the stock was bought using employee compensation, the appeals court ruled that […]
Fake ‘Labor Commissioner’ Gets 16 Months in Prison
An Alhambra man who posed as a California deputy labor commissioner in an alleged attempt to extort money from his former employer, Temple City-based Jayco Acceptance Corp., has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after entering a plea of no contest to charges of obtaining funds through false pretenses. Representing himself to be the […]
DOL Unveils New Interactive Tool For Recordkeeping Compliance
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the latest in its elaws FirstStep Internet tools, the FirstStep Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Notices Advisor, which will help employers figure out which of the agency’s recordkeeping, reporting, and notice requirements apply to them. The FirstStep series also includes interactive tools on poster requirements and an overview of […]
Overtime: Policy Forbidding Unauthorized Overtime Doesn’t Excuse Employer from Paying for Extra Hours; Sample Language You Can Use
Shift Premiums: Employees Win $32 Million When Hospital’s Pay Program Backfires; Avoiding Problems
Do Nonexempt Employees Earn Premium Pay for Working on a Holiday?
In past years, when an employee has been required to come into work on a company holiday, we have paid the employee time and a half for that day, even if he or she didn’t work more than eight hours that day or 40 for the whole week. As we head into the summer season […]