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CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE NINE

The Labor Commissioner’slatest press releaseannounced citations of $8.3 million against Camp Bootcamp, Inc., dba Camp Transformation Center, which operates 15 fitness and weight loss centers from its Chino headquarters.

RELIGIOUS OBJECTION TO MANDATORY FINGERPRINTING

Employers must correctly field and handle an employee’s religiously-based objection to a workplace requirement, even when the employer’s requirement is mandated by law.

CALIFORNIA VERSUS THE FEDS

California’s Immigrant Worker Protection Act, AB 450(the Act), went into effect on January 1, 2018. It creates numerous restrictions to prevent an employer’s voluntary cooperation with worksite immigration inspections.

PAPERLESS PAYSTUBS

As the corporate world heads towards paperless offices, more employers may wish to remit pay stubs electronically without running afoul of applicable law.

IGNORE AT YOUR OWN PERIL

California lawrequires employers to provide written itemized wage statements containing precise, detailed pay-related information every pay period.

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR OR EMPLOYEE?

State and federal laws provide detailed standards a business must closely examine for who it can rightfully classify as an independent contractor and who needs to be an employee. Yet, it is not uncommon for enterprises and those they hire to just skip all that and – with or without benefit of a written contract – structure their arrangement as an independent based on their arbitrary preferences. For example, a hiree may not want taxes withheld or a business may not want to attend to payroll reco

BOWLES LAW IN THE NEWS

Cindy was recently honored by host John Horn to speak on KPCC NPR’s“The Frame”on identifying and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace. This invitation came on the heels of herparticipation in the Women in Film’s panel discussing sexual harassmentin Hollywood.

CUPID’S ARROWS ARE FLYING

With sexual harassment allegations surfacing daily in the media, it’s not surprising that coworkers may be more hesitant to date each other. In the2018 CareerBuilder’s Annual Valentine’s Day survey, only 36% percent of workers reported having dated a coworker, a 10-year low.

CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE EIGHT

California’s Labor Commissioner continues her pursuit of businesses that fail to comply with wage and hour laws. In aJanuary 9, 2018 News Release, she announced citations of $7,137,036 against Adat Shalom Board & Care, Inc., which operates six residential board and care facilities in Los Angeles.