California protects employee working conditions in the state through a broad set of laws, rules and regulations. California employers must pay their employees a minimum hourly wage and one-and-a-half times the minimum wage for overtime work of more … [Read more...]
Feds take strong action to protect whistleblowers from overzealous confidentiality agreements
Many companies require their employees to sign confidentiality agreements that prohibit the employees from disclosing non-public information about the company to outsiders. In general, these confidentiality agreements aim to protect a company’s … [Read more...]
California Mandates Paid Sick Leave for Most Employees
With some limited exceptions, California employees are now entitled to accrue and take paid sick leave. California is the second state in the nation to mandate paid sick leave for its employees; Connecticut was the first. But unlike in Connecticut, … [Read more...]
California law proactive in protecting employees
California protects working conditions for employees in the state through a broad set of laws, rules and regulations. For example, California employers must pay their employees a minimum hourly wage (now at $9.00 per hour) and, generally speaking, … [Read more...]
New California Law Aims to Close the Wage Gap for Women
In 1949, California enacted a law to ensure that women were paid the same as men for the same work. Sixty-six years later, the California Legislature amended that law in a way that might actually close the persistent wage gap women workers face. The … [Read more...]
What Makes You “The Boss?”: The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In
What actually makes someone the "boss?" That is exactly what the U.S. Supreme Court is currently trying to decide after they heard arguments in a case involving workplace discrimination at Ball State University. Just 14 years ago, it was decided that … [Read more...]
NLRB Weighs In On Workplace Social Media Policies
The rise in popularity of social media has spurred heated employment debates regarding free speech rights, and what can and cannot be said about your employer on Facebook and Twitter. As the debate has grown, a federal agency is asking employers to … [Read more...]
Agricultural Industry’s Dark Secret: Rape, Harassment, & Fear Common for Workers
The agricultural business has a dark secret, which many of their workers keep hidden for fear of retaliation, deportation and losing their job. Now a brave worker has come forward to expose what many of them have kept hidden. A recent landmark case … [Read more...]
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