Career-networking service LinkedIn has agreed to pay $1.8 million in back wages to almost 700 female workers to settle a gender discrimination pay complaint. The U.S. Labor Department announced the settlement. According to a CBS
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced last week that the city of Los Angeles will raise its minimum wage from $15 to $16.04 beginning on July 1. According to a KTLA news report, once this increase formally
The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers of La Puente poultry processors who failed to pay overtime wages. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Labor,
Federal investigators have recovered $106,245 in unpaid overtime wages and liquidated damages for 50 vending machine workers with Parks Coffee California who were not paid for working through all or part of their lunch breaks.
In two recent cases (Oman v. Delta Airlines and Ward v. United Airlines), the California Supreme Court has answered important, unresolved questions regarding the application of California labor law to employees who only sometimes work
Apple must pay store employees in California for the time they spend waiting for their bags to be checked by security officers. According to a report on The Verge, the U.S. Court of Appeals for
More than 2,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California have filed wage claims against the rideshare companies, alleging the companies have treated them as independent contractors and owe them more than $630 in lost wages, expenses,
The Trump administration announced last week that it has loosened the federal government’s “joint employer” rule for businesses that use outside contractors for various jobs. According to a Los Angeles Times report and analysis, the change
An Anaheim company that performs inventory work for Trader Joe’s and Grocery Outlet is facing payments totaling more than $1.6 million for back wages and fines. According to a news report, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office
Javier Jimenez Jr., 37, of West Covina, was fatally struck by a metal plate while working on an HVAC system at Disneyland early in the morning on Aug. 29. According to a news report in
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