In #California, #employers must provide #employees with a #30minute uninterrupted off-duty #mealbreak when the employee works over five hours. #EskridgeLaw Some #jobs may qualify for #onduty #mealbreaks, when the nature of the #work prevents the #employee from being relieved of all duties, and when there is an #agreement in #writing. #EskridgeLaw In a #written #agreement …
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Alex and Ani
Alex and Ani is a woman-run charm bracelet company based in Rhode Island. The founder, Carolyn Rafaelian, has brought a lawsuit against Bank of America, one of its lenders, alleging a violation of federal law for discriminating against a woman-led company. Alex and Ani filed its lawsuit in New York, seeking$1.1 billion in damages for …
Donohue v. AMN Servs.
In a recent California case, Donohue v. AMN Servs., the plaintiff sued her employer, a staffing company, for unpaid wages. AMN Servs. used a computer-based timekeeping system, which would round the employee’s punch-in and punch-out time to the nearest ten-minute increment. The California Court of Appeal held that, under California law, an employer could round …
Me Too
The #MeTooMovement was founded in 2006 to help #survivors of #sexualviolence. This movement has led to vast changes in #California law, which we have been reporting on. #EskridgeLaw The point of the #metoomovement is to expand #global #conversation about #sexualviolence and #sexualharassment. #California #EskridgeLaw The #metoomovement is open to people of all #communities, including #young …
New California case #Townleyv.BJsRestaurants, holds employers are not required to reimburse employees for the cost of slip- resistant shoes as “#necessaryexpenditures” under #LaborCode2802.
A recent California case, Townley v. BJ’s Restaurants, decided the issue of whether employers are required to reimburse employees for the cost of slip-resistant shoes as “necessary expenditures” under Labor Code section 2802. Townley, a server at BJ’s, sued her employer on behalf of herself and other aggrieved employees because it had a safety policy …
Ward v. Tilly’s, Inc.
In a recent California case, Ward v. Tilly’s, Inc., the plaintiff filed a wage and hour class action against her former employer, Tilly’s, for violating wage order No. 7. The complaint stated that Tilly’s scheduled its employees for regular and on-call shifts. For the shifts that were on-call, employees had to call in two hours …
Lawsuit Against Payroll Service
= In a recent California case, Goonewardene v. ADP, LLC, the plaintiff brought a lawsuit against ADP, a payroll service provider, for wrongful termination, violations of state and federal labor laws, breach of contract, false advertisement, negligence, and negligent misrepresentation. Plaintiff’s former employer had contracted with ADP to provide wage processing services, and under this …
Social Media Blurbs Regarding Senate Bill 224
SenateBill224 expands the individuals who may be responsible for #harassment in an #employment #relationship, including #investors, #directors, #producers, #electedofficials, and #lobbyists. #EskridgeLaw Under #existing #law #liability for #sexualharassment arises when the #victim can prove a #professional or #business #relationship with the #accused, and there is an #inability for the victim to #easily #terminate that relationship. …
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Social Media Blurbs Regarding Senate Bill 1343
SenateBill1343 expands the requirements for #sexualharassment training, beginning #January2019. #California #TheMoreYouKnow #NewLaw #EskridgeLaw Current #Californialaw requires #employers with #50 or more #employees to provide three hours of #sexualharassment #training to #supervisors. #SenateBill1343 expands this to include employers with at least 5 employees. #EskridgeLaw Beginning #January2020, #SenateBill1343 requires at least one hour of #training on #sexualharassment …
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Social Media Blurbs Regarding Senate Bill 1300
On #January1st, #California responded to the #metoomovement by enacting new #senatebills that #protect and #help #survivors of #sexualharassment. #MeToo #WeBelieveYou #EskridgeLaw Under #SenateBill1300, there is more #liability under the #FairEmploymentandHousingAct, by lowering the #burdenofproof for #harassment. #FEHA #California #EskridgeLaw SenateBill1300 makes #employers in #California liable for #sexualharassment claims and any #unlawful #harassment by non-employees if …
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