by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Jul 29, 2020 | Employee Rights
A different set of rules apply to government employees filing for unemployment benefits in San Diego, California. Federal employees follow federal laws, while local and state employees usually follow the state rules of private workers or special statutes. Some...
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | May 6, 2020 | Employee Rights
The State of California will proceed with a lawsuit against ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft. The lawsuit alleges that Uber and Lyft misclassify their drivers as independent contractors and fail to provide employee benefits under the state’s new labor laws. This...
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Apr 9, 2020 | Employee Rights
A landmark overtime lawsuit was recently settled in San Diego, awarding 2,000 city employees compensation for missed overtime pay over three years. The City Council unanimously approved the $6.2 million settlement to pay out to blue-collar workers, police officers and...
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Apr 7, 2020 | Employee Rights
California state government includes a worker health and safety division. Most people call it “Cal/OSHA” because the state so closely modeled its division on the U.S. federal government’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Both have a lot of muscle...
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Oct 28, 2019 | Employee Rights
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says workers in various industries face work-related violence risks. Although employers in San Diego and elsewhere are responsible for protecting employee rights to safe work environments, a significant number of Type 2 violence...
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Mar 5, 2019 | Employee Rights
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has already established standards to protect nurses against violent patients in San Diego and across the state. National Nurses United is now asking that safety standards be established across the country....
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Jan 22, 2019 | Employee Rights
Starbucks is considering its options to improve worker safety after learning of almost 4,000 signatures on an online petition. Those who signed the petition claim that their employee rights to safe work environments are violated because of exposure to used needles...
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Jan 9, 2019 | Employee Rights
Workers nationwide, including San Diego, California, are entitled to compensation for medical expenses, lost wages — and more in some cases — if they suffered work-related injuries. These employee rights to benefits are based on a no-fault system, meaning...
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Nov 15, 2018 | Employee Rights
Victims of on-the-job injuries in San Diego might not understand how California workers’ compensation benefits work if their employers offer them jobs while they are recovering. A doctor might order restricted duties, and if an employer makes such an offer,...
by Law Office of Leslie S. Shaw, A.P.C. | Aug 9, 2018 | Employee Rights
Members of the California workforce know that a workplace accident can happen at any time. For this reason, it is crucial for them to understand their employee rights when it comes to workers’ compensation benefits. To avoid delays in benefits payments, it is...
