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AB 701, codified at Labor Code §§ 2100-2112, requires warehouse-distribution employers to give each worker a written description of any quota, including the tasks measured, the time period, and the consequences of failing to meet it. It also prohibits quotas that prevent compliance with meal-and-rest breaks, restroom use, or health-and-safety laws, and it forbids retaliation against workers who request quota information or refuse to meet an unlawful quota. If your facility uses 'units per hour' or 'time off task' in ways that make breaks impossible, you can sue for injunctive relief and recover the same penalties available for missed breaks under §§ 226.7 and 512.

Probably yes. Labor Code § 2775 codifies the ABC test from Dynamex: a hiring entity must prove that the worker (A) is free from the entity's control, (B) performs work outside the entity's usual course of business, and (C) is customarily engaged in an independently established trade. Driving a fixed route to deliver a company's branded product fails Prong B. Misclassified drivers can recover unpaid overtime under § 1194, mileage and phone expenses under § 2802, meal-and-rest premiums under § 226.7, and waiting-time penalties under § 203.

FEHA, Gov Code § 12940(j), prohibits both quid pro quo harassment (job benefits tied to sexual conduct) and hostile-work-environment harassment (unwelcome conduct based on sex that is severe or pervasive enough to alter your working conditions). Under California law, even a single severe incident can be actionable. Employers are strictly liable for supervisor harassment and liable for co-worker harassment they knew or should have known about. Documentation, written internal complaints, and prompt consultation with counsel are key, especially given the strict CRD deadlines.

California Pregnancy Disability Leave, Gov Code § 12945, requires employers with five or more employees to provide reasonable accommodation for pregnancy-related conditions and up to four months of leave for the disabling portion of pregnancy. FEHA, § 12940(m) and (n), also requires accommodation and a good-faith interactive process. After leave, CFRA bonding leave under Gov Code § 12945.2 is a separate twelve-week entitlement. Saying 'we don't accommodate' or pointing to attendance points and 'safety' rationales to push a pregnant worker out is generally unlawful and exposes the employer to discrimination, failure-to-accommodate, and retaliation claims with damages including lost wages and emotional distress.

No. Labor Code § 132a prohibits retaliation against employees because they have filed or stated an intention to file a workers' compensation claim, or because they testified or are about to testify in another worker's case. Separate FEHA disability-discrimination and accommodation duties under Gov Code §§ 12940(a), (m), and (n) apply if your injury results in a covered disability. Termination, demotion, schedule changes, or refusal to honor restrictions that closely follow a workers' comp filing are red flags. Damages under § 132a include reinstatement, lost wages, and a percentage increase in the workers' compensation award, and parallel FEHA claims can include emotional distress and punitive damages.

The Labor Commissioner's Santa Ana District Office at 605 West Santa Ana Boulevard, Room 625, handles most Corona wage claims through its Berman hearing process. You can recover unpaid minimum wage, unpaid overtime under Labor Code § 1194, waiting-time penalties of up to thirty days of pay under § 203, and wage-statement penalties of up to $4,000 per employee under § 226. For broader pattern violations, you can also bring a civil suit in Riverside County Superior Court and a PAGA representative action under § 2698 et seq., which lets you recover civil penalties for Labor Code violations on behalf of yourself and coworkers, with 65 percent of those penalties going to the state.

Neither the City of Corona nor unincorporated Riverside County has enacted a local minimum wage above the California state floor. Workers in Corona are covered by the statewide minimum wage under Labor Code § 1182.12, the statewide paid sick leave law under § 246 (three days or twenty-four hours minimum, extended to forty hours under SB 616), and the Industrial Welfare Commission Wage Order applicable to their industry. Federal contractors and workers on certain government-related projects at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Corona Division may be covered by separate Executive Order minimum-wage and sick-leave rules with higher thresholds.

FEHA discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims must be filed with the CRD within three years of the unlawful act under Gov Code § 12960, with an additional year to file suit after the right-to-sue notice. Federal EEOC charges must be filed within 300 days. Most Labor Code wage claims are three years, extending to four years under the Unfair Competition Law. Whistleblower claims under § 1102.5 are typically three years. Talk to an attorney early; the rolling nature of paycheck violations and pattern conduct affects how the timeline is counted.