California’s largest wildfire of the year has been burning through the California desert, threatening habitats, to be sure, but also adding to a growing health risk for people working outdoors in smoke-tainted air. As of July 31, California had reported 3,880 wildfires that burned nearly 96,000 acres, according to CAL FIRE. A recent report published in the peer-reviewed Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences attributed the surge of wildfires in recent decades almost entirely to … [Read more...]
California Law’s ‘Lookback Window’ Gives Workplace Harassers Fewer Places to Hide
A patchwork of laws during the past few years lays the groundwork for monetary relief for people who have suffered sexual assault, harassment and other types of discrimination. The latest in California, what is sometimes referred to as a “lookback window,” opened a three-year period — from 2023 through Dec. 31, 2026 — for adults who allege sexual abuse by another adult to pursue civil litigation. Importantly, this joins recent laws that ban confidentiality and non-disparagement clauses … [Read more...]
Is Your Employer Protecting You Against Rising Summer Temps? California Says It’s the Law
As California marches into its hottest months of the year — accompanied by predictions of above-normal temperatures — people whose livelihoods happen outdoors face potentially life-threatening dangers from exposure to that heat. Whether they’re harvesting produce, working in construction, or landscaping, California’s outdoor workers deserve basic protections from their employers. The Golden State boasts some of the nation’s strongest heat laws; the state has been tweaking them over the … [Read more...]
Ruling against San Francisco Hotel Shows How Companies Can Withhold Gratuities from Tipped Workers
Do you work as a server in a restaurant or banquet hall where your customers are charged a “service fee” on their bills? In California, if customers reasonably understand the service fee to be a gratuity, and haven’t been informed to the contrary, servers are entitled to the full amount of the fee paid by patrons as a tip. A recent case, Ordono et al v. Marriott International Inc., shows how employers can violate this law. A California Superior Court judge ruled this month that the San … [Read more...]
False Claims Act Whistleblowers Protect Military Servicemembers and First Responders
Overcharging the government or billing the government for services not provided are some of the well-known ways federal contractors violate the False Claims Act. But providing defective or substandard materials as part of a government contract is also fraud. Defense contractor fraud and government procurement fraud siphon billions away from the more than $1 trillion Congress appropriates every year for the national defense. In the case of contracts to provide equipment for the military or … [Read more...]
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