Most of the time, anything your employer requires you to do also should come with compensation, according to California law. We’re here to help if that doesn’t happen. But there are some nuances when it comes to requirements that are tied to a job offer. This summer, an appeals court in California provided some guidelines about how that plays out practically. Alfred Johnson filed a class-action lawsuit against supermarket chain WinCo Foods. Successful WinCo job applicants were expected to … [Read more...]
Recent U.S. government actions signal increasing dependence on whistleblowers as a pillar of enforcement activity — and a desire to reward them for their invaluable help. Increasingly, there’s pressure to extend this to a perhaps unexpected area: wildlife crime.
We’ve written about the government’s growing whistleblower initiatives before; they span many categories, including health care, cybersecurity, money laundering, and vehicle safety. But this latest initiative at the very least underscores the value of whistleblowers, showing their aid can prove valuable far beyond traditional arenas. The Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act, a bipartisan measure led by Rep. John Garamendi (D-California) and the late Rep. Dan Young (R-Alaska), with … [Read more...]
What do companies owe workers who set up home offices? Amazon suit may tell.
A class-action suit against Amazon may show where California courts stand on reimbursement for costs workers shouldered while working from home during the pandemic. Amazon is among several companies facing lawsuits over remote employees’ added expenses, such as telephone and Internet costs, office supplies, and additional energy costs. During the months of the pandemic, those expenses could have potentially reached thousands of dollars per employee. David Williams, a senior software … [Read more...]
What to Know Before You Blow the Whistle: Retaliation Protections
It’s not easy being a whistleblower. Reporting wrongdoing in the workplace can result in repercussions for workers. In the workplace whistleblowers can experience occupational blowback, such as being fired, suspended, or demoted. Additionally, some may experience social stigma or face challenges to their emotional and physical wellbeing. Long before deciding to speak out about a fraud, it’s crucial for potential whistleblowers to fully understand their options for reporting wrongdoing, … [Read more...]
Independent Contractor or Employee? Workers’ Status Challenged
The state of California is appealing a judge’s 2021 ruling striking down a voter-approved ballot measure exempting certain app-based workers from legislation requiring them to be classified as employees. The case, Castellanos et al. v. California, has to do with Proposition 22, also known as the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, a 2020 ballot measure which received heavy financial backing from Uber, Lyft and other app-based companies. The law passed with 59 percent of the … [Read more...]
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