Welcome

Welcome to the brand spanking new web-log!  I have gone back and forth on the issue of whether to switch to TypePad for months.  I decided to pull the trigger after yet another blogger outage.  A few points:

• I've changed the name.  I've put a lot of work into building this blog up, and I'm not too humble to do some branding.
• I will still cover certain "traditional labor" law issues as they arise, but that will no longer be a focal point.  This reflects the simple trend that only 9% of Americans are union employees.
• This was in fact the first blog to cover only California employment law issues only.  It is no longer the only one, so I've changed from "only" to "first."  Sounds just as neat to me.
• The ads are down.  It wasn't doing me a whole world of good, and I was using "AdSense" a Google brand (just like blogger).  Until I even figure out how to integrate that into TypePad, it won't be here.  It may never be here.
• The old site will remain up for a period of several months, but all of the archives are here.  The old site will stop syndicating at the end of the month.

Thanks for continuing to read!

Comments

[Mom in need]

I have a 23-year-old daughter that recently graduated from college. She entered her first job as a so-called resturant manager in a salaried position. Benefits were promised; no set schedule was issued as 9-5 or 10-6.

She has not received any benefits as of yet since working over six months. Boss says he needs more employees to get a better rate. That's what he's been saying all along. She was issued a company cell phone and gets calls from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. This resturant has not opened up yet and who knows when it's going to open up. She is a goffer for everything. Wonders if she'll ever get the "manager" positon. Her tyrant boss expects her to be available to him all day and night. I there is no answer, he sends nasty emails to her on why she didn't answer her phone and the cc's it to the co-owner and the lady of human resources.

Additionally, she's asked to drive everywhere in her own car to deliver things, pick things up, and laughed at her when asked for mileage. She spends over $100 in gas a month on company business.

If she says she wants an 8-hour schedule he'll fire her; as he's done in the past with other people come to find out. Although she's searching for a job with great anxiety, what is the law for a young person when they get hired on as salary. I want to have this info so she can know it before she gives the boot. She's afraid to tell him anything until she finds a new job because she has rent to pay.

Plus this employer has well over the amount of people required in order to buy insurance and offer it to employees. They own five restaurants and are just cheap and giving lip service.

Grant it, the best thing is to get out of there, but in the meantime, knowing the labor law is nice