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Recent News About California Labor Commissioner
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Jackson Lewis Adds Principal Kevin M. Erwin In Riverside, California.
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The California Fair Pay and Employer Accountability Act has recently been filed at the state level, in attempt to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and create a consultation and policy publication unit in the Labor Commissioner’s office.
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The following cases categorized as "labor commission appeal" were on the docket in the Superior Court of California for San Francisco County on Nov. 8. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
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A ballot measure that would reform the Private Attorneys Generals Act (PAGA) by strengthening the current system available for all workers through the Labor Commissioner, and ensuring monetary settlements are retained by the workers themselves instead of their attorneys, is awaiting title and summary from the Attorney General’s office.
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Finding no viable safety benefit in California’s meal and rest break (MRB) laws for truck drivers, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld that federal laws preempt state rules in denying a petition brought by labor unions and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
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New legislation that expands the role of the Labor Commissioner in arbitration proceedings has raised concerns about how it will divert state resources and drive up business costs.
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California’s labor commissioner has sued Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. for classifying drivers as contractors instead of employees.
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The state Supreme Court’s ruling last month that PAGA (Private Attorneys General Act) claims can proceed even if the underlying claim has been settled has raised concerns in the business community that it could lead to more expensive litigation.
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Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce litigator Neda N. Dal Cielo has joined the firm to open Jackson Lewis’ 60th office in San Jose, California.
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FRESNO – Two Fresno companies are alleged to have terminated a dispatcher over his complaints of past-due wages.
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California ruling dismissing a contractor’s complaint challenging an amendment to the California labor code that permits employers to take a wage-credit only with employee consent, ruling that the bill does not infringe upon the plaintiff’s 1st Amendment Rights.
