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Low-Wage Workers Will Be Directly Impacted By The California Supreme Court’S Decision In Troester V. Starbucks Inc., Golden Gate University School Of Law Apr 2018

Low-Wage Workers Will Be Directly Impacted By The California Supreme Court’S Decision In Troester V. Starbucks Inc., Golden Gate University School Of Law

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The Women’s Employment Rights Clinic at Golden Gate University School of Law filed an amicus brief on behalf of low-wage worker advocates, urging the Court to follow its own precedent and the clear statutory requirements in California that workers must be paid for all hours worked.


Golden Gate University School Of Law Celebrates Permanent Overtime Rights For California Domestic Workers, Golden Gate University School Of Law Sep 2016

Golden Gate University School Of Law Celebrates Permanent Overtime Rights For California Domestic Workers, Golden Gate University School Of Law

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Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. yesterday signed SB 1015, a bill making overtime rights permanent for more than 300,000 nannies and caregivers for seniors and people with disabilities. Golden Gate University School of Law’s Women’s Employment Rights Clinic (WERC) has served as legal counsel to the California Domestic Workers Coalition since 2010 in the Coalition’s effort to extend basic wage and hour protections to domestic workers.


Caregivers File Suit Against Kindred Healthcare And Affiliates For Wage And Hour Violations, Golden Gate University School Of Law Jun 2014

Caregivers File Suit Against Kindred Healthcare And Affiliates For Wage And Hour Violations, Golden Gate University School Of Law

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Today, the Legal Aid Society-Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC) and the Women’s Employment Rights Clinic of Golden Gate University School of Law along with the law firm of Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker & Jackson, P.C., filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of in-home and facility caregivers in the California Superior Court, Alameda County against Kindred Healthcare, Inc. and affiliated companies Professional Healthcare at Home, LLC and NP Plus, LLC, alleging failure to pay minimum wage and overtime and various meal and rest period violations, among other claims.