Meal and rest periods are essential worker protections that reduce accidents, improve productivity, and promote employee wellbeing. In the health care sector, fatigue can adversely impact patient care and meal and rest periods are important to ensuring quality care.
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According to the California Labor Commissioner’s Office, you have the right to take time off from work to obtain relief from court, including obtaining a restraining order, to protect you and your children’s health, safety or welfare.
The FMLA is …
Are you working from home? Have you worked from a locality that is not the one you resided in when you started your job? Has your employer addressed remote and hybrid work arrangements?
If your employer has allowed you to …
Commonly referred to as credit reports, a consumer report, as described by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “contains information about your credit – and some bill repayment history – and the status of your credit accounts. This information includes how …
New COVID-19 variants, while less deadly, are spreading more easily. Many businesses require you to quarantine in the event of a positive COVID test. Many people choose to quarantine to protect their co-workers and loved ones.
Can you lose …
Nurses and other health care workers have long experienced workplace violence at epidemic proportions. Data collected by National Nurses United (NNU) show that the workplace violence epidemic in health care has accelerated since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. As …
The U.S. Labor Department announced last week that it has reached a settlement agreement with LinkedIn to resolve allegations of “systemic, gender-based pay discrimination” in which 686 women were paid less than men in comparable job roles.
The Office of …
Four California business failed to inform nearly 3,500 temporary workers of the availability of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. $3.8 million in fines will be paid to those workers.
A press release by Labor Commissioner Lilia García-Brower reads, “Workers should …
Getting stressed out at work happens to everyone, and it’s perfectly normal. But stress that is persistent, irrational, and overwhelming and impairs daily functioning may indicate an anxiety disorder. Employing stress management skills can make work a reasonable place to …
At the end of March, the House of Representatives passed a bill that prohibits discrimination based on a person’s hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the …
