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HRWatchdog
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
The subcontractor was cited for violations affecting 64 workers, and through AB 1897, the client-employer liability law, the two grocers were also cited and required each to pay $825,813. The investigation was initiated after workers filed claims with the Labor Commissioner’s Office. million in wage theft violations. Not a member?
HRWatchdog
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
All California employers are required to distribute six pamphlets to employers, and two of them — Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Workers’ Compensation Rights and Benefits — have mandatory updates for 2024. The current Workers’ Compensation pamphlet revision date is 2/1/24. Not a member?
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HRWatchdog
JULY 10, 2017
AB 1897 holds business entities responsible for wage-and-hour violations of their subcontractors, staffing agencies or other labor contractors to supply workers. According to the Labor Commissioner, the subcontractor shorted its workers, not paying them for four weeks.
HRWatchdog
SEPTEMBER 24, 2018
While the issue of the right to control is often a key test in determining joint-employer liability, California businesses that use staffing agencies or other labor contractors may also be held strictly liable for wage-and-hour violations regardless of who exercises control over the workers. million in damages and penalties.
HRWatchdog
MAY 22, 2023
We are a smaller employer with only 16 employees, and we have an employee who has been on workers’ compensation for more than eight months. This code section goes on to set forth penalties and increased compensation if an employer is found in violation of this policy. Can we terminate his employment? Not a member?
HRWatchdog
JUNE 1, 2022
On May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court handed down another employee-friendly opinion, ruling that premium pay for missed meal and rest periods are wages under California law, subject to the same timing and reporting rules as other forms of compensation. Superior Court creating the ABC standard for worker classifications; Donohue v.
HRWatchdog
FEBRUARY 22, 2019
Not properly maintaining workers’ compensation insurance coverage is costly for employers. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office reminds employers that they must maintain valid workers’ compensation insurance coverage for all workers, including part-time employees. Other penalties. Not a member?
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