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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 California Supreme Court ruling curtails the ability of public employees in the state to seek help from the courts in labor disputes. Public employees cannot use labor law to sue employers ...
Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole supported increasing the minimum wage to $4.25 per hour along with allowing a minimum wage of $3.35 an hour for new employees' first ninety days of employment for an employer. [51] Secretary Dole said that President George H. W. Bush would veto any bill increasing the minimum wage to more than $4.25 per hour. [52]
Proposition 11 sought to establish an exception to existing labor laws for private-sector ambulance employees. [3] It aimed to allow these employees to be reachable during their breaks and respond to emergency calls without violating labor laws. Critics of Proposition 11 argued that it undermined worker protections and labor rights. They ...
Workplaces in the United States must display this poster explaining the Employment Polygraph Protection Act to employees. The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA) is a United States federal law that generally prevents employers from using polygraph (lie detector) tests, either for pre-employment screening or during the course of employment, with certain exemptions.
Flynn, who owns 24 Paneras in California, has said he will pay his workers the new minimum wage starting next month. But confusion remains for the more than 160 other Panera locations in the state.
Independent contractors are not employees covered by overtime laws and so it is important to determine if a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. Foremost, pursuant to California Labor Code Section 510, non-exempt employees must be compensated at one and a half times the regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of eight ...
Return-to-office mandates: Why tax breaks are not a reason for companies in states such as Texas, Utah, and New Jersey to force employees back Jim Small October 9, 2023 at 5:38 AM