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California Labor Code 4650 Overview & Example Scenarios
California Labor Code 4650 is a very important piece of California’s labor code that ensures workers have access to both temporary and permanent disability payments if they are injured. The Code describes when employers must make payments to their injured employees according to when the injury took place. California Labor Code 4650 Explained in 90 […]
Learn MoreCalifornia Labor Code 2698 Overview & Example Scenarios
California Labor Code 2698, also known as the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), allows employees who have suffered some kind of wrong to sue their employers in a civil action. The Labor Code functions by permitting an employee to sue in any case where civil penalties are available, turning part of those civil penalties into […]
Learn MoreCalifornia Labor Code 1198 Overview & Example Scenarios
California Labor Code 1198 primarily empowers the labor commission in California to determine the maximum hours an employee may work as well as the “standard conditions” they will work in. This Labor Code makes it unlawful for an employer to make an employee work longer than the maximum hours or in improper conditions. California Labor […]
Learn MoreCalifornia Labor Code 1197 Overview & Examples
California Labor Code 1197 is a short California law that states the minimum wage shall be set by local or state law and must be followed by employers. It also states that paying lower than the minimum wage is unlawful. California Labor Code 1197 Explained in 90 Seconds This Labor Code requires employers to abide […]
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