8 Cited authorities

  1. Section 2699 - Civil penalty; civil action by aggrieved employee to recover

    Cal. Lab. Code § 2699   Cited 1,293 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Providing that "[a]ny employee who prevails in any action" shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees
  2. Section 1102.5 - Whistleblower protection

    Cal. Lab. Code § 1102.5   Cited 1,181 times   38 Legal Analyses
    Making it unlawful for an employer to impose any policy which "prevent an employee from disclosing information to a government or law enforcement agency ... or to another employee who has authority to investigate, discover, or correct the violation or noncompliance"
  3. Section 3287 - Persons entitled to recover interest; rate of interest in tax or fee claim against public entity

    Cal. Civ. Code § 3287   Cited 1,170 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Allowing for prejudgment interest in a breach of contract claim "where the claim was unliquidated . . . as the court may, in its discretion, fix . . . ."
  4. Section 512 - Meal periods

    Cal. Lab. Code § 512   Cited 1,134 times   33 Legal Analyses
    Imposing these same meal break rules for all employees unless otherwise exempted
  5. Section 12965 - Civil action in name of department on behalf of aggrieved party

    Cal. Gov. Code § 12965   Cited 604 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Providing the courts with discretionary authority to award attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party
  6. Section 6310 - Discharge or discrimination against employee

    Cal. Lab. Code § 6310   Cited 267 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Granting right of reinstatement and reimbursement to "[a]ny employee who is discharged, threatened with discharge, demoted, suspended, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment by his or her employer because the employee has made a bona fide oral or written complaint to . . . his or her employer, or his or her representative, of unsafe working conditions, or work practices"
  7. Section 5 - Construction

    Cal. Lab. Code § 5   Cited 49 times
    Defining "[e]mployee" as one who is employed "in the business of the employer"
  8. Section 63 - Refund of license fees

    Cal. Lab. Code § 63   Cited 1 times

    The Director may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by the department in payment of license fees or for other services in cases where the license can not lawfully be issued or the service rendered to the applicant. Ca. Lab. Code § 63 Added by Stats. 1941, Ch. 947.