News about Keller Grover, and current events in whistleblower & employment law

While it remains uncertain how Assembly Bill 5 will influence employer-employee relationships long-term, we now have insight to the immediate impact on the California workforce. Since going into effect on January 1, the law has been the subject of national scrutiny and met with a number of lawsuits from industries including trucking, media, and technology.  Aimed to prevent worker misclassification, the law codifies the landmark California Supreme Court Dynamex decision making it very … [Read more...]

If timekeeping procedures have you fulfilling work duties after clocking out, even for a matter of minutes, courts indicate they are backing your right for compensation. While employers have previously used the federal de minimis doctrine as an  excuse to not compensate employees for lcertain tasks (such as store closing procedures) that are required of employees after clocking out, recent rulings indicate California employees are entitled to compensation – no matter how brief the work. The … [Read more...]

Minimum wage requirements in local cities and counties throughout California recently increased. While employers should have been well prepared to comply, it’s in employees’ best interest to educate themselves on the distinctions of pay rate changes in their jurisdictions to ensure they are fairly compensated. The pay rate increases vary by city and county – and in many locations also vary by the type of employee and size of business. For example, hotel workers in certain locations are entitled … [Read more...]