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The Role of California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and Labor Commissioner

May 13, 2023 2:30 amMay 13, 2023 2:31 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 1, Chapter 4, provides for the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) and the Labor Commissioner (LC). Labor Code Section 79 established the DLSE within the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The DLSE is under...

Employee Literacy Assistance

May 12, 2023 2:25 amMay 12, 2023 2:26 am

California Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 3.9 provides for employee literary assistance program. Labor Code Section 1040 provides the chapter is cited as the Employee Literacy Education Assistance Act. Section 1041 requires every private employer regularly employing 25...

Looking Towards Suspense File Voting

May 11, 2023 6:27 amMay 11, 2023 6:38 am

Of the 2,661 bills introduced during the 2023 California Legislative Session, there are 1,770 Assembly Bills and 891 Senate Bills. Of those, just over 74% are keyed “fiscal” by the Office of Legislative Counsel. This means that if all of...

California Employment Verification Systems

May 11, 2023 3:31 amMay 11, 2023 3:32 am

Labor Code Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 2.5 was added in 2011 by Chapter 691. Article 2.5 is titled “Electronic Employment Verification Systems.” Labor Code Section 2811 is known as the Employment Acceleration Act of 2011. Section 2812 provides that...

Political Affiliations under the California Labor Code

May 10, 2023 2:30 amMay 10, 2023 2:31 am

California Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 5 regulates political affiliations. Chapter 5 was added in 1937 by Chapter 90. Labor Code Section 1101 prohibits employers from making, adopting, or enforcing any rule, regulation, or policy (a) Forbidding or preventing...

California Constitution Overview: Public Housing, Article XXXIV

May 9, 2023 4:42 amMay 9, 2023 4:43 am

Article 34, dealing with public housing, was added to the California Constitution by Proposition 10 that was adopted by the voters on November 7, 1950. This article contains the following four sections: Section 1 – No low rent housing project...

Employee Inventions in California

May 8, 2023 2:30 amMay 8, 2023 2:31 am

In Division 3, Chapter 2, Article 3.5, California’s Labor Code has provisions related to inventions made by an employee. Article 3.5 was added by Chapter 1001 in 1979. Labor Code Section 2870 specifies that any provision in an employment agreement...