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5 Trends to Watch in California Labor & Employment Law 2022

By Greenberg Traurig, LLP on January 12, 2022

Posted in California, California L&E Group, wage theft

Expansion of California Family Right Acts AB-1033 – Expands the definition of “family member” covered under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to include parents-in-law with serious health conditions for

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Collision: Collateral Effects of California’s Lawsuits Against Lyft and Uber

By Charles O. Thompson & Anthony E. Guzman II on August 25, 2020

Posted in California, California L&E Group, Compensation, earned wages, Employee Policies, Employment Agreement, Labor, Labor & Employment, Legislation, Litigation, State Law, Wage & Hour, wage theft, wages

The California Labor Commissioner’s Office has challenged Uber and Lyft in two new state-backed lawsuits that allege that the companies have engaged in “wage theft” by misclassifying their drivers as…
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New Jersey Implements Steep Sanctions for Wage Payment Violations

By Kristine Feher & Wendy Lario on August 7, 2019

Posted in GT Alert, Labor & Employment, New Jersey, State Law, Wage & Hour, wage theft, wages

On Aug. 6, 2019, New Jersey Acting Gov. Sheila Oliver signed a new “wage theft” law that expands the fines, penalties, and damages to be imposed for violations of the…
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