In ZB, N.A. v. Superior Court of San Diego County (Lawson), the California Supreme Court held that unpaid wages are not civil penalties under California Labor Code section 558 and are therefore outside the reach of...more
9/23/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Labor Code ,
Motion to Compel ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
California requires an employer to provide employees who works more than five hours with a 30-minute uninterrupted, off-duty meal break (and another meal break if they work more than 10 hours)....more
10/5/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Motor Vehicles ,
PHMSA ,
Preemption ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
On October 10, 2015, Governor Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. signed into law legislation that re-writes the definition and rules governing the payment of piece-rate compensation in California. Assembly Bill (AB) 1513 creates new...more
10/13/2015
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Compliance ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Code ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Rest and Recuperation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Safeway Inc ,
Transportation Industry ,
Wage and Hour
On January 29, 2015, the California Supreme Court issued a decision clarifying the circumstances under which an arbitrator’s award may be corrected. In Richey v. Autonation, Inc., No. BC408319 (Cal. Jan. 29, 2015), the court...more
Last week the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit concluded, in Dilts v. Penske Logistics, LLC, that the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) does not preempt the application of...more