Articles Tagged with California temporary workers

A Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights for One California City

July 16, 2015 | by Nassiri Law

Retail workers often have a much harder time than most people would imagine. While it might not seem like the hardest to job to stand in a store, manage the shelves and check out customers, there are a lot of challenging aspects when trying to earn a living and take care of a family in the retail industry.

First of all, most retail jobs are not full-time positions, and many retail workers are forced to work two or even three separate jobs to make enough money to get by each month. However, even though an employee might be working well in excess of 40 hours per week, he or she will not be entitled to overtime pay, fulltime employee benefits, or even paid sick leave in many cases. Retail employees are also constantly being accused of theft of merchandise, even when there is not evidence or reason to make such accusations, and management is constantly verbally abusing them. Continue Reading ›

California Temporary Worker Rights, Part 2

July 19, 2013 | by Nassiri Law

In this second entry of our two-part series on the rapid proliferation of temporary workers in California, our Costa Mesa employment lawyers continue to explore some of the vulnerabilities of these employees and the extent of the power they do hold.

We’ve been closely following the ProPublica/TIME Magazine series on temporary workers.

While the number of temporary workers throughout the country continues to grow, the number of individuals who will secure full-time employment as a result of these positions is low – about 30 percent. In the meantime, most will earn less than $25,000, some taking in less than half of minimum wage once various fees are factored.