by Garry Tetalman | May 8, 2020 | Blog
Amazon.com Inc., a U.S. conglomerate technology company based in Seattle, Washington has agreed to pay $11.132 million to settle claims it underpaid an estimated 200,000 of its California non-exempt, hourly paid, warehouse workers when they forced them to stand in...
by Garry Tetalman | Apr 13, 2020 | Blog
As COVID-19 continues to spread across California, so do the lawsuits against essential business owners. Allegations of unsafe working environments and a lack of precautions to protect employees from this disease are growing. With requirements from the California...
by Garry Tetalman | Mar 30, 2020 | Blog
On March 20, 2020, as the COVID-19 cases started to climb in California, The Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), released its COVID-19 Guidance Information as a FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). It answers many concerns in the workplace that have come...
by Garry Tetalman | Feb 5, 2020 | Blog
AB 9, also referred to as the Stop Harassment and Reporting Extension (SHARE) Act, extends the 1-year deadline to file a Department of Faith Employment and Housing (DFEH) complaint to three years. Employees who alleged employment discrimination, including harassment...
by Garry Tetalman | Jan 7, 2020 | Blog
Do California State Laws apply to public employers? If you work in the public sector such as a public hospital, school district, fire department, mass transit, or public works agency, the state and federal labor laws may be a bit different. For example, in the private...
