Meal and rest break compliance remains a key issue in California wage and hour litigation. In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin Shareholders Meagan Bainbridge and Shauna Correia discuss how employers can use attestations to identify issues, correct them, and reduce legal exposure.
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Shauna N. Correia
Shauna Correia is a shareholder in the firm’s San Francisco office, practicing in the Labor & Employment group. She is an accomplished negotiator and experienced trial attorney. Shauna represents businesses in a broad range of litigation matters in both California and Nevada. Many of Shauna’s clients rely on her for her advisory and risk-management capacities, particularly with regard to compliance with employment laws and avoiding litigation. She also reviews and drafts employment-related agreements and handbooks, conducts workplace investigations, and provides statutorily required trainings.
ICE’s Updated I-9 Audit Guidelines: What Employers Need to Know
Federal immigration compliance has always required employers to maintain accurate Form I-9 records, but recent changes issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) significantly raise the stakes for even seemingly minor paperwork mistakes. In this article, we explore how ICE’s updated guidance reclassifies certain longstanding clerical errors as substantive violations, increasing the risk of immediate fines for employers during an I-9 audit.
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ICE has updated its audit guidelines, and the stakes for I-9 compliance just increased. In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Shauna Correia and Meagan Bainbridge discuss how recent ICE changes are reclassifying common I-9 errors and what that means for employers facing potential audits.
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In this episode of California Employment News, we break down AB 692, a law that places significant limits on so called “stay or pay” provisions in contracts between employers and workers in California. In this episode, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Shauna Correia, Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment group, and associate, John Slavik, cover this and more.
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In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub Tobin attorneys Shauna Correia and Meagan Bainbridge discuss SB 261, a new law that strengthens enforcement of California wage judgments. Learn about the new public database for unpaid judgments, triple penalties for late payment, and mandatory attorney’s fees for enforcement.
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