Labor
3 Grocery Stores to Shut Down after City Council approves Hazard Pay Ordinance
After the City voted to approve a mandatory $5 hazard pay ordinance for grocery and retail businesses on March 3rd, 3 major LA grocery stores announced that they will be forced to shut down. Councilmember John Lee, who voted to reject the …
Read MoreAmid Controversy, LA County to Consider $5/Hour Mandated Wage Increase for Grocery Workers
Following Long Beach and LA City Council’s footsteps, the LA County Board of Supervisors is considering a motion this Tuesday to pass a 5$ hazard pay increase for grocery and drug retail workers. However, this comes at a time when there is growing public skepticism and criticism of mandating wage increases …
Read MoreGovernor Newsom Declines to Suspend Minimum Wage Increases
Governor Gavin Newsom has declined to suspend the January 2021 increase for minimum wage. Consequently, the minimum wage is set to increase to $13/hr for companies with 25 or fewer employees and $14/hr for companies with 25 or more employees. While Governor Newsom’s actions certainly have good intentions, minimum wage increases will only add additional burdens …
Read MoreCalifornia Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training
California Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training Labor, Legal What is Sexual Harassment? California law defines sexual harassment as a form of sexual discrimination, which refers to unwelcome sexual advances, or any physical, verbal, or visual conduct of a sexual nature, including actions that create an offensive, hostile, or intimidating work environment based on sex. State law…
Read MoreBOMA/GLA Protects Independent Contractors in CRE
In 2018, the California Supreme Court rendered a hasty decision that held concerns independent contractors and the California business community. In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles, the California Supreme Court analyzed a worker classification dispute between Dynamex and their independent contractors. In this case …
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