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After nearly two decades of being defunded by California lawmakers, the controversial Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) may be on the verge of being reinstated – but are employer...

On March 7, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“CFPB MOU”) that created a formal...

NLRB and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau CFPB Memorandum of Understanding to find employers with financial practices incl employer surveillance employee monitoring employee data collection bad practices targeting the gig economy employers to share info to protect employees

In California, the State’s Wage Orders generally define an employee’s hours of work as the “time during which an employee is subject to the control…

November 29, 2022, Los Angeles City Council passed the Fair Work Week Ordinance now goes to mayor for final approval. will take effect on April 1, 2023. Covered employers are defined as those businesses identified as retail business under North American Industry Classification System.

Implications, strategies for minimizing risk following news of bank failures. Businesses concerned about the implications of a missed or delayed payroll due to fund availability. Under federal and state laws, employers have timing of pay and frequency of pay obligations.

In the wake of the recent news of bank failures, businesses—and their investors—are rightly concerned about the implications of a missed or delayed payroll. Let’s look at those...

Due to recent bank failures, businesses are concerned about implications of missed or delayed payroll. Let’s look at those implications, and strategies for minimizing risk. Under federal and most state laws, employers have both timing-of-pay and frequency-of-pay obligations.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that time spent booting up computers for call center employees at the beginning of their shift is integral and indispensable to their...

This week, the California Court of Appeal effectively shut the door on rounding time records in California. In Camp v. Home Depot, the court held that the employer’s facially neutral...