Globe Contributor Publishes Labor Law Book
‘California Labor and Employment Law: A Practical Guide to the Labor Code’
By Katy Grimes, March 1, 2024 8:00 am
Chris Micheli, a frequent contributor to California Globe the past five years, just published his most recent book, which is his effort to explain many of the provisions of California’s Labor Code. The book is called “California Labor and Employment Law: A Practical Guide to the Labor Code.” It has 78 chapters and is 190 pages in length. Micheli is an attorney and lobbyist at his firm, Snodgrass & Micheli, and also serves as an Adjunct Professor at McGeorge School of Law and UC Davis King Hall School of Law.
This handbook provides a summary of many of the major provisions of California’s Labor Code related to state labor and employment laws (not including workers’ compensation or health and safety). The book is intended to be a practical guide for those seeking an overview of the major state statutes under the Labor Code. While it is not an exhaustive treatment of the Labor Code’s statutory provisions, there are brief explanations of most of the applicable labor and employment state laws. There is also reference to applicable provisions of the California Code of Regulations.
As Micheli notes, “labor and employment laws in this state are sometimes difficult to navigate and so I’ve tried to provide short summaries of the major provisions contained in the Labor Code. Having been a lobbyist in the labor and employment law area for over fifteen years, I have an appreciation for the complexity of these laws and have tried to explain the key provisions in an accessible format.
It is available in paperback at this link.
It is available as an eBook at this link.
The following is the Table of Contents for his book:
Chapter 1 Labor Relations Under the California Constitution 1
Chapter 2 General Guidance in Reading the Labor Code 3
Chapter 3 What Is in California’s Labor Code? 5
Chapter 4 Is It the Labor Commissioner or the DLSE? 6
Chapter 5 What Is DOSH? 7
Chapter 6 What Is CHSWC? 8
Chapter 7 Who Is an Employer? 10
Chapter 8 Who Is an Employee? 12
Chapter 9 What Is a Business? 13
Chapter 10 What Is a Small Business? 14
Chapter 11 Labor Statistics and Research 17
Chapter 12 Payment of Wages for General Occupations 18
Chapter 13 Unlawful Activity in Labor Disputes 33
Chapter 14 Labor Code Rarely Applies to the Public Sector 34
Chapter 15 Preventing Discrimination and Harassment Among Contractors 36
Chapter 16 Labor Suits Against Employers 37
Chapter 17 Alternative Enforcement 38
Chapter 18 Paid Sick Days 39
Chapter 19 Contracts Against Public Policy 41
Chapter 20 Electrician Certification 43
Chapter 21 Seasonal Labor Laws 45
Chapter 22 Payment of Wages for Special Occupations 46
Chapter 23 Gratuities 48
Chapter 24 Contracts and Applications for Employment 49
Chapter 25 Employee Inventions 52
Chapter 26 Treatment of Bonds and Photographs 53
Chapter 27 Employee Purchases 54
Chapter 28 Employers’ Use of Social Media 55
Chapter 29 Employee Consumer Credit Reports 56
Chapter 30 Employee Literacy Assistance 57
Chapter 31 Displaced Janitor Opportunity Act 58
Chapter 32 Political Affiliations 60
Chapter 33 Jurisdictional Strikes 62
Chapter 34 Professional Strikebreakers 63
Chapter 35 Workers’ Rights in Emergencies 65
Chapter 36 California’s WARN Act Requirements 66
Chapter 37 Relocation of Call Centers 67
Chapter 38 Organ Donation Leave Program 68
Chapter 39 Warehouse Distributions Centers 69
Chapter 40 Grocery Workers 71
Chapter 41 Collective Bargaining Agreements 73
Chapter 42 Industrial Homework 74
Chapter 43 Obligations of Employees 78
Chapter 44 Project Labor Agreements and Contracting 80
Chapter 45 Employer Obligations 81
Chapter 46 Termination of Employment 84
Chapter 47 Women in Construction 85
Chapter 48 Labor Union Insignia 86
Chapter 49 Assignment of Wages 88
Chapter 50 General Working Hours 90
Chapter 51 Unfair Immigration-Related Practices 94
Chapter 52 Lactation Accommodation 96
Chapter 53 Promoting Ownership by Workers Act 98
Chapter 54 California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) 99
Chapter 55 Employer Obligations 104
Chapter 56 Employment Verification Systems 107
Chapter 57 Employee Inventions 108
Chapter 58 Apprenticeship Programs 109
Chapter 59 Administration of Apprenticeship Programs 113
Chapter 60 Apprenticeship Innovation Funding Program 116
Chapter 61 Pre-apprenticeship Programs 118
Chapter 62 Youth Apprenticeship Programs 119
Chapter 63 Employer and Employee Duties and Responsibilities 121
Chapter 64 What Employers Need to Know About Election Day 127
Chapter 65 State Employment and Workers’ Compensation 128
Chapter 66 Retraining and Rehabilitation 131
Chapter 67 Employment Assistance for Disabled Workers 132
Chapter 68 Promoting Employment Growth 133
Chapter 69 Employment Training Panel 134
Chapter 70 The Promote Ownership by Workers for Economic Recovery Act 136
Chapter 71 Small Business Liaisons for State Agencies 137
Chapter 72 Public Employees System under the California Constitution 139
Chapter 73 Political Activities of Public Employees 141
Chapter 74 California Supreme Court Rules Dynamex Decision Is Retroactive 143
Chapter 75 AB 2257 Adds New Exemptions / Modifies Worker Classification 145
Chapter 76 Pay Equity Act Amended Twice 164
Chapter 77 Combatting Wage Theft 174
Chapter 78 What Is in California’s CCR Title 8? 180
Index of Topics 182
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