What Can Brown Do For You? Not Give Employees Breaks and Meals.

Written by The Saqui Law Group

In Marlo v. United Parcel Service, the court examined whether premium pay under Labor Code 226.7 must be paid for each work day that a meal or rest period was not provided or whether an employee can recover for more than one hour in premium pay if multiple meal and rest periods are missed.

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Workers’ Compensation Coverage Extended for Injuries Entirely Related to Discrimination

Written by The Saqui Law Group

The California Labor Code § 3600 was amended to state that whenever a third party injures or kills an employee because of their personal beliefs relating to the perception of the injured or dead employee’s race, religious creed, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sex, or sexual orientation; no personal connection or relationship will be found to exist. 

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Supreme Court Holds Statutory Discrimination Claims Can Be Subject to Arbitration Provisions in CBAs

Written by The Saqui Law Group

In 14 Penn Plaza v. Pyett, the U.S. Supreme Court recently held that under a CBA, a union and an employer can enter into binding arbitration agreements that explicitly require statutory discrimination claims to be submitted to arbitration with appropriate law being applied. 

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CRLA Now Entitled to Request Attorneys’ Fees

Written by The Saqui Law Group

On 12/16/2009, President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, which provided $30 million increased funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), who funds the CRLA.

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Employer Avoids Violation of 132a Discrimination Claim

Written by The Saqui Law Group

A California Court of Appeals held that an employer did not violate section 132a by not allowing an employee to return to work for two months while they attempted to obtain clarification of the employee’s medical certificates.

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Payroll Card Accounts: The New Way to Pay?

Written by The Saqui Law Group

A relatively new form of employee payment has emerged and it involves paying employees with payroll cards, which essentially function as an ATM where employers directly deposit money into an employee's account. These cards can then be used at any bank free of charge and allow employees to withdraw money.

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California Labor Commissioner Debars Contractors for Prevailing Wage Violations

Written by Saqui Law Group Construction Counsel

In its ongoing enforcement efforts of California's public works laws, the State Labor Commissioner's Office issued a press release on March 10, 2010, announcing that two Southern California contractors would be prohibited from bidding on or receiving any public works projects for three years beginning April 19, 2010.

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Obama Quiet on the Immigration Front

President Obama's seventy-one minute long 2010 State of the Union Address only devoted one sentence to immigration reform, which was strange considering that the topic previously seemed to be at the forefront of political discussions.  This lack of focus on immigration even prompted one unnamed lobbyist to state that "immigration is deader than a doornail." 

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