California has established a very clear standard for what an independent contractor is, and is not. Formerly quite narrow, the floodgates of litigation were opened by the California Supreme Court’s decision in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court, 4 … Read More
One of the most frequent questions asked by employees during the pandemic has been what to do if they feel unsafe returning to work, or if they are under a quarantine order due to exposure to Coronavirus and therefore cannot … Read More
As most employees know, California requires that all employees working over 5 hours receive a 30 minute, uninterrupted meal period within the first 5 hours of work (and, if over 10 hours, a second one). Employees also must be provided … Read More
The California Department of Industrial Relations has clarified that, because both the FLSA and state law require that employers pay exempt employees “performing any work during a week their full weekly salary if they do not work the full week … Read More
California Labor Code section 2802 requires an employer to reimburse an employee for “all necessary expenditures or losses incurred by the employee in direct consequence of the discharge of his or her duties, or of his or her obedience to … Read More
It is no secret that the current Coronavirus related furloughs by California employers are really – or will soon lead to – layoffs. When employers realize that they cannot (or do not want to) bring furloughed employees back, they will … Read More
Hundreds of thousands of employees in California have been terminated in recent weeks in response to the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic. California law provides that when an employee separates from their employment, they must be paid out all wages due – including … Read More