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Quintilone & Associates Resources

Here is a list of selected internet websites that provide a credible and actionable information on employment law matters. This listing is complimentary.

California Employment Law Resources

Employment law is a very technical and complicated area of the law. By using this guide, anyone interested can learn a great deal online about virtually any area of employment law, including harassment, discrimination, whistleblower, wage and hour. If you have a question about employment law, chances are you can find the answer somewhere on one of the sites provided in this guide. Using a lawyer is critical, so hiring Quintilone & Associates to navigate these troubled waters is always a safe bet.

Administrative agencies in California play an important role in developing employment law. For example, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (“DLSE”) interprets laws concerning wage and hour issues. OSHA determines the rules and regulations that apply to workplace safety issues. For a comprehensive linked listing to the significant administrative agencies in California that have a significant impact on the development of employment laws, use this link.

  • Agricultural Labor Relations Board
  • Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
  • Public Employee Retirement System
  • State Teacher’s Retirement System
  • State Personnel Board
  • Department of Fair Employment and Housing
  • Department of Rehabilitation (employees with disabilities)
  • Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (includes overtime and minimum wage)
  • Directory of Internet Sites of California State Agencies (select State Agency Index)
  • Division of Apprenticeship Standards
  • Division of Labor Statistics and Research
  • Division of Occupational Safety and Health
  • Employment Development Department (includes unemployment insurance)
  • Employment Development Department Benefit Determination Guide (detailed guide to eligibility)
  • Industrial Welfare Commission (includes wage and hour orders)

It’s important to identify the correct name of the entity that employs you. Sometimes, you can actually be employed by several entitles concurrently. To find useful information about an employer, including the correct name of the company, the registered agent for service of process, and the status of the corporation. Is your employer properly registered with the California Secretary of State? Do you really want to know who you work for? Use one of these sites to help determine who actually employs you:

There are many organizations that play an important role in advancing the rights of workers. It’s really a wonderful source of pleasure to join some of these organizations to stay informed and support the rights of employees locally and nationally. Here is a list of some of these organizations.

  • CELA: The California Employment Lawyers Association is a statewide organization of attorneys representing employees in termination, discrimination, wage and hour, and other employment cases
  • CAOC: Consumer Attorneys of California (California’s association of trial lawyers)
  • CalChamber: California Chamber of Commerce has partnered with HRCalifornia to provide access to California employment law resources
  • California Division of Occupational Safety and Health – DOSH aka Cal OSHA: The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA, protects workers from health and safety hazards on the job in almost every workplace in California through its research and standards, enforcement, and consultation programs.
  • California Department of Fair Employment & Housing – DFEH: The DFEH is the state agency charged with enforcing California’s civil rights laws. The mission of the DFEH is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations and from hate violence.
  • California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement – DLSE: The Labor Commissioner’s Office, also known as the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), was established to adjudicate wage claims, investigate discrimination and public works complaints, and enforce Labor Code statutes and Industrial Welfare Commission orders.
  • NELA: National Employment Lawyers Association (The national association of which CELA is an affiliate)
  • EEOC: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
  • WLL: Center for Worklife Law at Hastings Law School (The nonprofit research and advocacy group devoted to women’s advancement and to improving work/life balance for men and women)
  • Workplace Fairness: (National organization helping to preserve and promote employee rights)
  • AAJ: American Association for Justice
  • California Local, Minority and Specialty Bar Associations
  • ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union
  • NLG: National Lawyers Guild
  • AFL-CIO: American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • Change to Win
  • California First Amendment Coalition (obtaining public records, including forms)
  • The Impact Fund (supports impact litigation)
  • Worksafe (California coalition for worker safety)
  • Neighborhood Legal Services (selected Americans With Disabilities Act/504 cases)
  • Equal Rights Advocates: (equal rights for women in the workplace and beyond)
  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
  • National Immigration Law Center
  • HRHero.com: Provides information from other source experts on state and federal employment law, pending state and federal employment legislation, benefits and compensation, including details on COBRA, ERISA, and 401(k)s, and more
  • FMLA Info and Whitepaper: A great resource for information relating to the FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)
  • SHRM: Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world’s largest HR membership organization devoted to human resource management
  • FindUSLaw.com: A robust section of this legal website dedicated to California and federal employment law information
  • Employee Rights Law Center: From Nolo, a resource for employees about rights and options
  • PracticalLaw.com: Information and resources about California employment law and labor issues
  • LawInfo: provides an entire library of free legal information to help you learn about labor and employment laws including FAQ’s, forms, videos and more

Employment cases are tried first to a jury, unless the employer has been able to secure the employee’s signature on a binding arbitration provision. After the case goes up on appeal, the appellate courts examine the lower court decisions and issue written opinions. These written opinions are an important source of employment law. To find cases from the California Supreme Court or any Court of Appeals in the State of California for the last 60 days, or since 1996, click the relevant links generated by clicking the hyperlink above for California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Decisions.

  • Sixth Circuit: decisions for KY, MI, OH, TN, July 1999
  • Seventh Circuit: decisions for IL, IN, WI, 1991
  • Eighth Circuit: decisions for AR, IA, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, December 1995
  • Ninth Circuit: decisions for AK, AZ, CA, Guam, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, July 1995
  • Tenth Circuit: decisions after 1995 to present for CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, WY., October 1997
  • Eleventh Circuit: decisions for AL, FL, GA, November 1995
  • D.C. Circuit: decisions for DC, March 1995
  • Federal Circuit: decisions from MSPB & other agencies, August 1995
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (Includes Manual of Model Civil Jury Instructions)

Almost all of California employment enacted employment laws are found in the California Labor Code, Insurance Code and Government Code. These complete codes may be found here on this link. These Codes are called “statutes.” The California Labor Commissioner Orders pertaining to the Labor Code is another important source of California employment law. These opinions, which may also be found here, are binding and of huge importance. In the event of a lawsuit, disputes concerning what information may be discovered, and the process of obtaining that information, is identified in the cases decided under the Discovery Act, which is also found here.

    • California Statutes and Administrative Regulations
    • All California Statutes (most employment law statutes are found in the Labor Code, the Unemployment Insurance Code and the Government Code)
    • California Code of Regulations
    • Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Orders (detailed orders governing overtime pay)
    • California Civil Discovery Law (all discovery subjects)

Want to know what’s going on in Sacramento? Visit this link for information concerning pending employment law information, bills and statutes affecting the workplace, and the activities of the State Senate and Assembly. See what’s happening in the legislature. Reviewing these links will give you a keen understanding of what to expect in the future.

There are many important federal laws that govern the workplace. Famously, the Civil Rights Act, the American’s with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act have a huge impact on worker’s rights. These statutes play an important role in defining the modern day workplace. Further, they are the topics of a great deal of news and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

See, also:

  • Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505
  • National Labor Relations Act
  • Railway Labor Act (also covers airline workers)

Almost every bit of information you might ever need about your courts is available for free online at your fingertips. Each Superior Court in California has a website with information about the court operations, departments, rulings and cases. Need information about court’s location, hours of service, departments? Find it here. Many courts have a “domain” system that allows you to pull up all pleadings, filings, orders and other information about any case by searching under the last and first name of any party, or the Case Number. Each case is assigned a unique number immediately when the initial pleading is filed with the Court. The websites for the Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court are also listed here, so you can look up the status of appellate cases by case name or number, and track the progress of the cases. Federal District Court and appeals court websites may be found here as well. You can gain detailed knowledge about the operations of the courts, and the status of pending cases, by visiting these sites.