Monthly Archives: March 2024
California Regulators Cracking Down On Wage and Hour Violations (A Lesson for Employers)
California regulators are cracking down on wage and hour violations by employers. On January 23, 2024, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced a settlement by which The Cheesecake Factory will pay more than $1 million in back wages and other damages to nearly 600 janitorial workers in California. Here, our California employment… Read More »
California Regulators Recover More than $1 Million from Employer for Wage and Hour Violation—Case Shows Importance of Prevailing Wage Compliance
On December 13th, 2023, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced that more than $1 million in penalties have been recovered from private employers for prevailing wage violations. Two Riverside-based contractors—Stronghold Engineering (a general contractor) and Perry Coast Construction (Stronghold’s subcontractor)—were cited for failing to pay a prevailing wage on a public project…. Read More »
Tesla Moves to Pause Discrimination Lawsuit in California Federal Court
On December 19, 2023, Reuters reported Tesla—the now Texas-based electric vehicle manufacturer—has filed a motion to get a major employment discrimination case dismissed from a federal court in California. Here, our Riverside County employment law attorney for employers explains the case in more detail. Tesla Moves for Pause of Discrimination Lawsuit in Complex Federal… Read More »
