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Understanding Employee Rights Under California’s New Workplace Protections for Victims of Crime and Abuse

September 30, 2024 | Employment Law

Understanding Employee Rights Under California’s New Workplace Protections for Victims of Crime and Abuse

On the heels of California Governor Gavin Newsom signing AB 2499 into law, significant changes are coming to the way workplace protections function for employees who are victims of crime or abuse. The new law, set to take effect on …

August 12, 2024 | Employment Law

The Non-Compete Ban: A New Era for Workers Begins in September 2024

Come September 2024, a significant shift in the employment landscape of the United States will take place: the federal ban on non-compete agreements. This groundbreaking change is set to redefine how businesses operate and how workers navigate their careers, marking …

July 5, 2024 | Employment Law

Unstable Schedules: A Thing of the Past for 50,000 More Fast-Food Workers

Los Angeles City Councilman Hugo Soto-Martinez introduced a motion to provide more stable scheduling and paid time off for the city’s fast-food workers, aiming to expand the 2022 Fair Work Week ordinance.

Many fast food workers struggle with planning their

June 27, 2024 | Employment Law

What Employment Discrimination Looks Like

Employment discrimination can take many forms and is illegal under various state laws, including the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Understanding what constitutes employment discrimination is crucial for both employees and employers to ensure a fair and equitable workplace.…

April 24, 2024 | Employment Law

FTC Finalizes Ruling Banning Noncompete Agreements for Most Employees

On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) decided by a narrow 3-2 margin to prohibit noncompete agreements, which restrict millions of workers from joining competitors or launching rival ventures. These agreements affect fast food employees, hairstylists and top executives; employees

April 17, 2024 | Employment Law

Three-Day Pizza Hut Strike

Workers at a Pizza Hut franchise in Los Angeles’s Historic Filipinotown are staging a three-day strike to protest alleged wage theft by the franchise owner. 

With support from a new union for California fast-food workers, six current and former employees

March 28, 2024 | Employment Law

Federal Labor Board Sees Through Star Gardens’ Settlement Violations

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a complaint against Star Garden, a topless dive bar in North Hollywood, alleging that it violated terms of a settlement reached in May 2023 with Actors’ Equity Assn., the union representing the

March 21, 2024 | Employment Law

Is there a downside to Monday’s $20 mandatory minimum wage hike for fast-food workers?

The mandatory minimum wage for fast-food workers in California is set to increase to $20 an hour, prompting major restaurant chains to assess their businesses to offset the higher labor costs. 

 

In California, the minimum wage stands at $16

February 20, 2024 | Employment Law

New Ride for Disneyland’s Employees; called “Forming a Union.”

Under the name “Magic United,” employees within the Characters and Parades departments at the Anaheim resort announced on Tuesday their plans to unionize, joining the Actors’ Equity Association, which represents 51,000 professional actors and stage members across Broadway and live

January 22, 2024 | Employment Law

Kyte Baby Denies Remote Work While Actual Baby is in the NICU

In October, Kyte Baby employee Melissa Hughes informed her employer of her decision to adopt and then waited for the call. After heartbreaking miscarriages, IVF and nearly dying during surgery for a miscarriage that failed to progress, she received the