Author: Vannessa Maravilla
Social Security Announces 2019 Taxable Wage Base
The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced that the Social Security taxable wage base for 2019 will increase to $132,900 from $128,400. This is the…
U.S. DOL to Assist with California Wildfire Recovery Efforts
With the continued fight to contain the wildfires in California — two of which, the Camp Fire and the Woolsey Fire, have reached a combined…
Another Successful CalChamber HR Symposium!
CalChamber hosted its second annual HR Symposium to a sold-out crowd in San Francisco, California on November 2, 2018. The day’s keynote speaker was Kevin…
U.S. DOL: 1,416 Employees to Receive More than $3.5 million from Long Beach Company
A recent U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation recovered $3,573,074 in back wages and benefits for 1,416 employees of a Long Beach-based trucking and warehouse…
San Rafael Residential Care Business to Pay over $450,000 to 15 Workers
A San Rafael-based residential care business will have to pay more than $450,000 in wages, penalties and interest to 15 residential care workers. The Labor…
DFEH, Muslim Woman Settle Religious Discrimination Case With San Diego Fast Food Restaurant
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) reached a settlement in a religious discrimination case with a San Diego-based fast food restaurant, where…
Six LA Garment Contractors Cited Over $570,000 by Labor Commissioner
The Labor Commissioner’s Office recently cited six Los Angeles-based garment contractors $573,704 for multiple labor law violations. The contractors illegally operated under one license to…
