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...
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...
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...
