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California Refinery and Chemical Plant Worker Safety Act of 1990 added section 7872 and 7873 to the Labor Code. On September 25, 1992, AB 2601 was signed into law. [20] It protected gays and lesbians against employment discrimination. [21] California was the seventh state to add sexual orientation to laws barring job discrimination. [22]
The 1989 Amendments to FLSA added a provision for civil money penalties (CMP) for repeated or willful minimum wage or overtime violations. (Since 1974, FLSA has contained a similar CMP provision for child labor violations.) [7]
Workplace violation rates in the United States (2008) [7] Violation Percent of all workers surveyed Percent of workers at risk of violation Minimum wage violation 25.9% 25.9% Overtime violation 19.1% 76.3% Off-the-clock violation 16.9% 70.1% Meal break violation 58.3% 69.5% Worker subjected to an illegal pay deduction 4.7% 40.5% Tips stolen by
The Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) is a California statute that authorizes aggrieved employees to bring actions for civil penalties on behalf of themselves, other employees, and the State of California against their employers for California Labor Code violations. [1]
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President Biden unveiled a proposal Wednesday to enhance overtime protections for millions more Americans. California already has stronger rules in place.
A Fresno County Superior Court judge has approved a $43.5 million class-action judgment against a Miami-based title company that failed to pay overtime to nearly 400 of its California employees ...
The state of California's overtime laws differ from federal overtime laws in many respects, and they involve overlapping statutes, regulations, and precedents that govern the compensation of employees in California. Governing federal law is the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 USC 201–219) California overtime law is codified in provisions of: