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California Employment Law Update
As if Employers are not already reeling under the burden of new California Wage and Hour Laws, cities like Los Angeles, are now adding an additional layer of concern with a broad and complicated minimum wage and sick time ordinance singling out the Hotel Industry, as well as studying the possibility of additional, broader proposals […]
“Humanitarian of the Year”: Alfred J. Landegger, Esq. honored by OYHFS
Dear Clients and Friends: 1981 was a fortuitous year for me, and as a young attorney, I was fortunate to meet the Executive Director of the Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services. This was the first nonprofit organization I represented and I rapidly grew to appreciate the impact that the nonprofit world has on all […]
NEW LAW ALERT EFFECTIVE JULY, 2015 – HEALTHY WORKPLACES, HEALTHY FAMILIES ACT OF 2014
WELL…..THERE THEY GO AGAIN! The Calif. Legislature and our Governor have joined together to further confound California Employers already reeling from the last deluge of costly and quarrelsome laws foisted upon them in January. It is not our calling to politicize the source of Bills that have recently been signed into law. On the other […]
Free Live Webinar: Landegger & Novatime Join For Event: Wages & Hours
When September 10, 2014 – 10:30am PST / 1:30pm EST Register For This Webinar NOVAtime Announces Upcoming Free Live Webinar: Wage & Hour: Understand the Laws and Avoid Litigation NOVAtime invites business owners and HR professionals to register for its free webinar: Wage & Hour: Understand the Laws and Avoid Litigation, to be held online on […]
New website to go with our new firm name
Our new website comes with the new name of the law firm, Landegger Baron Law Group, ALC.
California Broadens Employment Discrimination Prohibitions to Include Victims of Domestic Violence and Stalking
By Brian Ewing On October 11, 2013, Governor Jerry Brown signed a law extending greater employment protections to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Senate Bill 400 prohibits terminating, or otherwise discriminating or retaliating against, an employee because he or she is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, if the […]
Camarillo Office Update
January 2, 2013 Dear Clients and Friends, As you may already know, our firm has scheduled to resume our regular workshops commencing on January 18, 2013 in the San Fernando Valley and on January 25, 2013 in Camarillo. There are many new laws and legal trends that will impact your businesses and we believe that […]
Employer Alert – Important 2013 California Bill Changes
The new California Bill changes effective January 1, 2013 definitely effects how we do business. Such topics include: AB 2386 – which prohibits discrimination in employment based on breast feeding; AB 1964 – expands and clarifies the scope of religious protections under the Fair Employment and Housing Act; AB 1844 restricts the use of social […]
New 2014 California Laws That Affect Employers
By Brian Ewing All bills are effective January 1, 2014 unless otherwise stated. Wage & Hour AB 10 – raises the minimum wage. This bill raises the minimum wage to $9 per hour on July 1, 2014 and to $10 per hour on January 1, 2016. Please note that this change also indirectly affects employees […]
Wage and Hour Law Threats to the Flat Rate System
Most, if not all, dealers perform repairs and maintain their customer’s cars either through some manufacturer warranty system or through customer direct pay. These dealers pay their mechanics on a flat rate system (also known as “flag” system). A flag rate is simply a pre-designated amount of time that a repair should normally take when performed under […]
