California employers hoped for significant changes following Governor Brown’s budget proposal that called for the Labor and Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) to have more oversight of claims made under the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA). The budget proposal noted that the departments tasked with investigation and enforcement of the Labor Code has never
Beware – Reporting Wage & Hour Violations Just Got Easier
The California Labor Commissioner Launches New On-Line Reporting System
On August 31st, the Department of Industrial Relations (Labor Commissioner) launched an online system allowing anyone to report a business’ alleged labor law violations. According to the Labor Commissioner’s Press Release, the new online reporting system is simple to use and enables the Labor
The EEOC Is At It Again – New Enforcement Guidance On Retaliation Issued On August 29, 2016
On August 29, 2016, the EEOC issued new Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation which replaces its 1998 Compliance Manual section on retaliation. The Guidance also addresses the separate “interference” provision under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits coercion, threats, or other acts that interfere with the exercise of ADA rights. According to the EEOC,
OSHA’s Fact Sheet Providing Guidance to Employers To Protect Workers from Exposure to the Zika Virus
OSHA’s Fact Sheet providing guidance for protecting workers from occupational exposure to the Zika virus explains that the Zika virus is primarily spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes and that mosquitoes can become infected when they bite infected persons and then spread the Zika virus to other persons they subsequently bite. According to OSHA,
DOL Issued Updated Employment Law Posters – Be Sure You Post Them In Your Workplace
In July 2016, the federal Department of Labor (DOL) updated two posters that employers are required to post in the workplace.
- The “Employee Rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act” poster; and
- The “Employee Rights – Employee Polygraph Protection Act” poster.
According to the DOL, every employer subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act