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 …
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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 …
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 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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Social Media Blurbs Regarding Sexual Harassment Law in California
As of #January 1st, #2019, #California #CCPsection1001 #SB820 #prohibits #public and #private #employers of any size from #settling #lawsuits and #claims to prevent disclosure of #information regarding #sexualharassment. #EskridgeLaw California #CCPsection1001 also applies to #lawsuits and #claims regarding #sexaulassault, #workplaceharassment, #discrimination, #sex, and #retaliation. #EskridgeLaw Under new #California #law #SB820, any #workplace #settlement for #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
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