Which California labor laws are most vulnerable to lawsuits?
A lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is alleging that the new overtime rules, which were approved by Gov.Jerry Brown, violate the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and the National Labor Relations Act.The lawsuit filed by the California Nurses Association, a union representing thousands of hospital, health care […]
Why California labor laws are still too vague
The state labor laws, which were originally written to protect workers from exploitation by corporations, have been riddled with problems for years, and now are being exploited again by corporations that are trying to use them to further their interests, according to a new report from the California Labor Coalition.The report, published Thursday by the […]
Lawsuit claims California’s labor laws violate ‘common law’
The state has long been a leader in suing businesses for failing to pay workers fair wages.But the case of a California woman seeking damages for being fired from a McDonald’s restaurant for refusing to wear a burkini or for wearing a niqab at work this month is the first legal challenge to a state […]