For many of California's low-wage workers, justice was never served after winning judgments against their former employers who cheated them out of owed wages and other employment benefits. In fact, the problem is so bad in California, some are labeling it an "epidemic," reports wage and hour lawyer Eric Grover. According to a report by the National Employment Law Project and the UCLA Labor Centers entitled "Hollow Victories: The Crisis in Collecting Unpaid Wages for California's Workers," only … [Read more...]

By now, it is a familiar scenario: A call to a customer support, order, or reservations line is made and a voice announces that the call may be recorded. The idea is simple: Alert the caller that if they continue the conversation, their words -- and the potentially sensitive information they may divulge -- won't simply disappear into the ether. A thoughtful gesture? Sure. But in California, it is also the law. Unfortunately, it is a law that isn't always followed. The result is a worrisome … [Read more...]

California's Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited a German multinational company following the death of an Antioch man at a manufacturing plant in Bay Point. Henkel Corporation is now facing $200,825 in fines for multiple serious and willful violations. The 26-year-old Antioch man was hired as a temporary worker by a staffing agency, HR Comp. While on the job he was pulled into an unguarded mixer shaft, causing him to become stuck and sustain fatal … [Read more...]