The minimum wages increases passed by the City of Los Angeles may have the greatest impacts on workers of color and low-income families, according to the findings of a recently published impact study conducted by researchers at U.C. Berkeley. This study specifically...
April 12th marks National Equal Pay Day, a tribute to the efforts being made to close the gender wage gap in the U.S. With the average full-time working woman earning about 77 to 79 cents for every dollar her male counterpart earns, April 12th represents the day each...
While fast food restaurants may be known for their greasy, cheap food, among labor regulators, these establishments are also notorious for violating wage and hour laws. In fact, according to officials at the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), within...
A wage investigation into the San Francisco-based Marina House Cleaning company has been resolved via an out-of-court settlement, with the company agreeing to pay five workers roughly $50,000 each, according to a recent announcement from the California Department of...
Officials at the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) are currently conducting study on the Domestic Worker Bill of Rights to evaluate its effectiveness and impacts, they recently explained in a press release. As part of this study, which is being...
On Jan. 29th, the Obama Administration hosted Equal Pay Day, marking the 7th anniversary of the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the first piece of law that President Barack Obama signed into law as president. At this summit, various leaders – including...
While the New Year may mean various changes for workers in California, it has also brought them at least one boon – a higher minimum wage of $10/hour that went into effect as of Jan. 1, 2016. Below are some more important facts to understand about the new California...
Day ago, Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 358 (SB 358), enacting one of the toughest new laws in the U.S. regarding equal pay for equal work. Known as the California Fair Pay Act (CFPA), this new law essentially clarifies when employers are required to provide...
The White House and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) have recently proposed a new rule for updating the overtime pay protections in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “to ensure that the FLSA’s intended overtime protections are fully implemented.” Announced at the...
The minimum wage in California is set to increase to $10 (for most workers) as of the first of 2016. While many people are aware of this, confusion still surrounds certain issues related to the minimum wage laws in California, such as who is (or is not) entitled to...
