Labor/Employment
Jan. 23, 2024
Protecting workers from retaliation and unequal pay
Many hourly wage workers live in economic precarity, which may make them afraid to raise pay issues with their employers and risk losing their jobs.
Matthew J. Matern
Founding Attorney
Matern Law Group PC
1230 Rosecrans Ave
Manhattan Beach , CA 90266
Phone: (310) 531-1900
Email: mmatern@maternlawgroup.com
Southwestern Univ SOL; Los Angeles CA
On Oct. 8, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 497 into law. The bill was introduced by Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), a devoted labor rights organizer and activist. The new law went into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
SB 497 is known as the Equal Pay and Anti-Retaliation Protection Act, and amends Labor Code sections 98.6, 1102.5, and 1197.5 to create a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if an employee is disc...
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