Including California, have asked the federal government to protect consumers from mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts covering financial services. The group co-signed a letter to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) last month. These clauses are written into contracts by financial services companies for a wide range of financial products including credit cards, payday loans and checking account agreements.These clauses forbid consumers from taking disputes to court and/or … [Read more...]
Recorded on the Sly: When a Customer Call Becomes an Invasion of Privacy
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...]
Updates on Cal/OSHA Fines
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...]
No One is Safe From Arbitration – Even Domestic Employees
No one is safe from the grip of forced arbitration-even if the named arbitration forum is no longer operational, as a Virginia housekeeper recently found out. In the case of Schuiling v. Harris, a live-in housekeeper signed an arbitration agreement, which was originally prepared for the employer's auto business, specifying the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) as the arbitrator if any disputes between them occurred. "The agreement was solely for arbitration purposes, as it did not state anything … [Read more...]
Medical Marijuana Workers’ Employment Rights
A case has shed light on labor rights in the medical marijuana industry. It's no secret that the medical marijuana business is growing across the nation, as an increasing number of states are legalizing its medical use, with some even permitting recreational consumption. But as these new business ventures begin to pop up across the country, although federal laws still prohibit the sale and use of the herb, employees are left wondering are they still covered by state and federal labor … [Read more...]
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