CA Temporary Workers: You Are Not Contractors If…
Many businesses hire temporary employees during their busy season or to handle specific large projects that are too much for the regular staff. Temporary work ranges very widely and can be anything from seasonal laborers to tax-season accountants. However, there is a great deal of confusion and sometimes outright fraud as to whether temporary hires […]
Human Trafficking for Labor: What You Don’t Know Will Surprise You
Human trafficking news used to be all about human sex trafficking, but today we are learning that more and more commercial farms, restaurants, bars, and food trucks are trafficking humans for labor. Human trafficking for labor didn’t just start to happen, however. For a long time its victims have taken a backseat to victims of […]
How to Work With Your Employer for Disability Accommodation
Millions of Americans live with a disability every day and figure out how to make their lives work around the medical condition. From paraplegia to ADD, there are many different types of disability and most of them do not stop a person from effectively pursuing a career in something they know and love. But the […]
Do California Employers Reimburse People For Mileage?
Most of us have to drive to get to work, but some types of employment require driving in order to perform job duties. For instance, sales people sometimes have to travel between stores to make their sales, and caregivers have to chauffeur their charges to appointments. This can become expensive for positions where you drive […]
California Employee Training: Should You Be Getting Paid for Your Time?
Employers love this one: Get a batch of new hires who haven’t received their first paycheck yet. Tell them their start-date is a week out, but they’re expected to show up for job training as a closer date. Provide mandatory training for days to a week before their “start date”. Only start paying the employees […]
CA Employee Dress Code: What Must Your Employer Pay For?
There is a fine line between uniforms and dress codes, one that is vital for employee rights according to California law. Employers to enforce a dress code that could reasonably be constructed from an employee’s own closet do not have to pay for employee attire. Even if you have to buy a few new items […]
California Law on Compensation for Employee Bag Check Wait Times
An increasing number of retail employers in California have begun enforcing employee bag checks when employees leave for the day and, sometimes, any time an employee leaves the premises for lunch or breaks. On its face, this is a little intrusive but otherwise legal. However, there is a serious question at play as to whether […]
Required Training for California Hospitality Staff to Identify Human Trafficking Victims
As of January 1, 2020, California has enacted a very important new regulation for hospitality employers and staff: Mandatory training to identify and assist victims of human trafficking. The Epidemic of Human Trafficking Human trafficking is among the most devastating black market industries in the world. Every year, thousands of women, men, and children are […]
What to Do When There’s a Mistake in Your Paycheck
Your paycheck is the single most important thing about working for your employer. After all, if you didn’t get paid to work then you’d be on a beach somewhere sipping fruity drinks or, more realistically, out there looking for a job that pays in money. So when something goes wrong with your paycheck, naturally you’re […]
Four Signs of Pregnancy or Childbirth Discrimination
Bringing a new life into the world is a beautiful event of which you should be proud. Unfortunately, some California employers may not agree. The State of California strongly prohibits any type of discrimination because of pregnancy, childbirth, or anything related to such events. Some employers may walk a very fine line and try to […]
