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 …
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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 …
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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Rodriquez v. Nike Retail Services, Inc.
New U.S. District Court case Rodriquez v. Nike Retail Services, Inc. holds that the #federal de minimis doctrine does not apply to #wage and hour claims under the #California Labor Code because the California #LaborCode requires #employers to pay #employees for all time worked. #EskridgeLaw
New U.S. District Court case basis its holding on Troester v. #Starbucks, where the #court stated that the #employer is precluded from raising a #federal de minimis #defense under #California #law. #EskridgeLaw
Ross v. County of Riverside
New CA case Ross v. County of Riverside holds that an employer violates Labor Code section 1102.5 when an employee who revealed information he believed disclosed a violation of federal and state law to his supervisor, is retaliated against by his employer. #EmploymentLaw #LaborCode #FEHA #DisabilityDiscrimination #EskridgeLaw
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