SEPTEMBER 2006

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LEGISLATIVE/REGULATORY UPDATES

Minimum Wage Increase Appears Imminent

Status of Several Workplace Bills

DLSE Updates Enforcement Policies and Interpretations Manual to Authorize an Employer to Deduct from an Exempt Employee’s Bank of Accrued Vacation or PTO for Partial-day Absences

JUDICIAL UPDATES

Denial of Motion to Certify Class of Grocery Store Managers Was Proper Because the Work of the Managers Varied Significantly

Unlicensed Roofer Was Employee for Purposes of Tort Liability

California Unruh Civil Rights Act and Disabled Persons Act Do Not Provide for Disability Discrimination Claim Based on ADA

Employer Had Legitimate Business Reason, Based in Part on Financial Problems, to Discharge Employee Who Had Disability

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