Workers in California's technology industry face numerous
California labor violations, including violations of wage and hour laws and misclassification as independent contractors.
Not exact matches
A bunch of former employees of «American Idol» producer FremantleMedia North America filed a class - action lawsuit claiming
violations of the
California labor code.
Attorney Robert Dolinko of San Francisco
labor and employment law firm Nixon Peabody is doubtful Senigaglia would have a strong case if she alleged a
violation of privacy, which is a right under the state of
California's constitution.
Uber is offering its
California drivers around $ 1 each to settle a federal class action lawsuit over alleged
labor violations, according to a Bloomberg report.
In another case cited by the Chamber, an employee at Build.com Inc. said she was fired by the home improvement retailer based in Chico,
California, for commenting on possible
labor - code
violations, according to the study.
Parent is involved in several lawsuits in which the plaintiffs are seeking unpaid overtime compensation and other damages based on allegations that various employees of Electronic Data Systems Corporation («EDS») or Parent have been misclassified as exempt employees under the Fair
Labor Standards Act and / or in
violation of the
California Labor Code or other state laws.
The lawsuit alleging various
California wage and hour
labor violations was brought last year by a Wells Fargo mortgage broker in Los Angeles.
The
California Labor Commissioner's Office sued a construction company for worker misclassification and wage theft
violations.
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Prior to joining Sheppard Mullin, Ms. Swafford - Harris practiced as an associate at Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, where she focused on representing employers in the defense of wage and hour class and collective actions arising out of alleged
violations of the
California Labor Code and / or the Fair
Labor Standards Act.
At Howard Law, PC, our experienced and client - focused attorneys fight for the rights of
California employees to ensure a workplace that is free from unlawful
violations of employment and
labor laws.
Some of the most common are wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation,
violations of the Family Medical Leave Act, violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for
violations of the Family Medical Leave Act,
violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for
violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act,
Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for
Violations of the
California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and
labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for expenses.
PAGA allows aggrieved employees to file lawsuits to recover civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the State of
California for
Labor Code
violations.
Not paying interns is a common
labor and employment
violation in
California when «interns» are used as unpaid
labor.
In 1994 the Village Voice investigated several
California CPCs in Care Net, the largest network of centers in the country, and found gross ethical
violations at an affiliated adoption agency, where director Bonnie Jo Williams secured adoptions by warning pregnant women about parenthood's painfulness, pressuring them to sign papers under heavy medication and in one case detaining a woman in
labor for four hours in a CPC.