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Citations for COVID Violations Clear $116,000
09/09/2020
-19. CalOSHA said the citation was the result of an accident investigation after an employee contracted the disease.
Others cited include
Michel Labor Services Inc. in Dixon 11700.
Serve Max Farm Labor Contractor in Vacaville 11250.
Planasa LLC in Macdoel 5400.
Duncan
Category: News
Committee Passes Bill Allowing Newspapers to Continue Classifying Carriers as Contractors
08/12/2020
The Senate Committee on Labor Public Employment and Retirement on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow newspapers to continue classifying carriers as contractors rather than employees as part of an effort that proponents said is necessary to save local journalism.
State lawmakers last year
Category: News
Court Revives Roofer's Claims Against General Contractor
07/06/2020
stands for the rule that employees of independent contractors cannot sue the hirer of the contractor for work-related injuries.
A trial judge sustained the demurrer.
Analysis The Court of Appeal for the 5th District of California explained that the Labor Code generally prohibits a worker from
Category: News
San Francisco Top Cop Sues DoorDash Over Misclassification
06/17/2020
Francisco County Superior Court seeks penalties and a court order directing DoorDash to classify delivery drivers as employees.
Under California law workers performing labor or services for remuneration shall be considered employees Boudins office said in a statement. The burden rests with
Category: News
Court Upholds Penalty Against Massage Parlor
04/21/2020
Foot Spa which was identified on her City of San Jose business license as a massage parlor. Deputy Labor Commissioner Margaret Flanders and her partner conducted an inspection of Imperial Foot Spa in August 2015.
When Flanders and her partner arrived they spoke to the receptionist. The
Category: News
Rules Committee Confirms Sweeney
03/05/2020
members had few questions for Sweeney who was reappointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in July 2019.
She was asked about the potential impact of Assembly Bill 5 and said she doesnt think the new test to determine whether a worker is an employee or a contractor will have a big impact on the workers
Category: News
Comp Carrier Can Recover on Lien for Security Officer's Accident Resulting in Quadriplegia
03/03/2020
. B289070 02282020 unpublished.
Facts Steven Paul Picazzo worked for Andrews International as a security officer. In August 2013 Andrews sent Picazzo to work on the campus of Loyola Marymount University.
At the time C.W. Driver Inc. was the general contractor for a construction project on the
Category: News
Measure Proposes to Exempt Translators, Interpreters From AB 5
01/23/2020
-Bakersfield introduced Senate Bill 875 on Tuesday which would add interpreters and translators to the list of professional services that are not subject to the ABC test when certain conditions are met. The question of whether an interpreter or translator is a contractor would be decided using the criteria
Category: News
Bill Would Ditch Dynamex Test for Borello
01/17/2020
The old test to determine whether a California worker is an employee would replace the new test that went into effect at the start of the year under recently introduced legislation.
Assemblywoman
Melissa Melendez
Assembly Bill 1928 would repeal Labor Code and other statutory provisions
Category: News
DIR: Amendments to AB 5 Increase Implementation Costs
01/16/2020
Dynamex and apply it to all types of labor disputes. The state high courts decision adopting the so-called ABC test to determine whether someone is a contractor or employee was limited to wage order disputes.
The test which AB 5 incorporated into Labor Code Section 2750.3 presumes that a worker is
Category: News
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