by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Dec 22, 2011 | Employment Law News, Minimum Wage, New Legislation, Wage and Hour
According to the San Francisco Minimum Wage Ordinance, starting January 1, 2012, all employees performing work in the county of San Francisco must be paid not less than $10.24 per hour. San Francisco is the first city in the United Stated with a minimum wage rate...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Dec 18, 2011 | Deductions, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Tips and Tip Pooling, Wage and Hour
The restaurant, bar and food service industry continues to be one of the most highly abused industries when it comes to complying with California Employment law. Restaurant employees are often cheated out of their hard-earned wages, and employers are constantly...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Dec 8, 2011 | Independent Contractors, Misclassification
In one of the previous posts, we discussed in detail a Borello test employed by California courts and administrative agencies in determining whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee for purposes of wage and hour disputes. We also pointed out that...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Nov 28, 2011 | Administrative Exemption, Employment Law News, Misclassification, New Case Law
According to the US Supreme Court’s website, on November 28, 2011, the nation’s higest court granted petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Plaintiffs, the pharmaceutical sales representative, in Christopher et al. v. SmithKline Beecham Corporation. During...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Nov 27, 2011 | Employment Law News, Independent Contractors, New Legislation
In their latest efforts to crackdown on independent contractor misclassifications, California legislature passed and Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a new measure (SB 459) which imposes strict financial penalties on companies and individuals who “willfully”...
