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Welcome to "Colby Legal Firm" Blog Post, where you can read articles about the latest employment law attorney in Los Angeles for your legal situation. Aaron Colby is a California employment lawyer who knows how to resolve disputes. After 15 years representing companies, he started Colby Law Firm to represent employees. Aaron's perspective and experience from being "on the..
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5d ago
Effective January 1, 2024, California’s Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Act (SB-497) went into effect. The new law changes California Labor Code Sections 98.6, 1102.5, and 1197.5 to create a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if an employer fires an employee within ..read more
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4M ago
WASHINGTON — On December 14, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service issued the 2024 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2024, the ..read more
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4M ago
California continues to lead the nation in protecting employees. Here is a quick summary of a few laws effective 2024 that bolster legal protections for California employees. Arbitration Appeal Delays (SB 365) The new law will allow a worker or ..read more
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7M ago
California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”) prohibits employers from engaging in unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation. The law covers “employers,” which “includes any person regularly employing five or more persons, or any person acting as an ..read more
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7M ago
The highest minimum wage set by federal, state, county, and city law applies to the worksite at which the employee works. In other words, employees are entitled to the highest of the minimum wage set by the jurisdiction in which they work. Minimum Wage Rates The ..read more
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7M ago
The California Supreme Court has cleared the way for California employees to pursue PAGA actions on behalf of other employees in court even where they are compelled to arbitrate their individual claims. On July 17, 2023, the California Supreme Court in Adolph v. Uber ..read more
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1y ago
California continues to lead the nation in protecting employees. Here is a quick summary of a few laws and court decisions effective 2021 that bolster legal protections for California employees. Don't Cut Short Meal Breaks On February 25, 2021, the California Supreme ..read more
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1y ago
California's SB 331 - known as the "Silence No More Act" - voids any agreement entered on or after January 1, 2022, that restricts a current or former employee from disclosing factual information about any type of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation. This new ..read more
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1y ago
Originally published on Colby Law Firm, November 17th 2021. Aaron Colby is a Los Angeles employment lawyer, who represents California employees in legal disputes with their current or former employers. On October 25, 2021, the federal Equal Employment Opportunity ..read more
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1y ago
On March 4, 2022, Aaron Colby posted an article on Forbes.com entitled "New Federal Law Ends Secret Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Claims." Click the image to read the article ..read more