At-Will Employment
I, the undersigned employee, in consideration of my hiring by LWS as an at-will staffed employee of LWS acknowledge and agree to the following: I have been hired as an at-will employee of LWS which is an employee staffing company and there is no contract of employment which exists between me and the client to which I have been assigned, nor between LWS and me. I understand and agree that either LWS or I can terminate our employment relationship at any time, as I am an at-will employee. I also agree that I may be assigned to an affiliated LWS company and employed by such company at any time at the sole and complete discretion of LWS and without my consent or agreement. I also agree that while I am a staffed employee of LWS, if LWS does not receive payment from client for services which I perform as a staffed employee, LWS will still pay me the applicable minimum wage (or the legally required minimum salary or overtime pay) for any such pay period, and I agree to this method of compensation. I understand that the client to which I am assigned at all times remains obligated to pay me my regular hourly rate of pay if I am a non-exempt employee and to pay me my full salary if I am an exempt employee even If LWS is not paid by the client to which I am assigned. I have been informed and I agree that if my assignment with any LWS client to which I am assigned ends for any reason, I must report back to LWS within seventy-two (72) hours for possible reassignment and that unemployment benefits may be denied me if I fail to do so. In recognition of the fact that any work injuries which might be sustained by me are covered by state workers' compensation statutes, and to avoid the circumvention of such statutes which might result from suits against the customers or clients of LWS or against LWS based on the same injury or injuries, and to the extent permitted by law, I hereby waive and forever release any rights I might have to make claims or bring suit against any client or customer of LWS or against LWS for damages based upon injuries which are covered under such workers' compensation statutes.
Client Company Paid Leave Policies and Other Benefits
In the case that Client Company maintains policies providing paid leave benefits such as vacation, sick leave, PTO, or severance pay, Client Company is solely responsible for paying any accrued benefits under such policies during employment and at the time of termination. LWS does not provide, and has no policy providing, vacation or other paid leave benefits. To the extent paid leave benefits are paid through LWS's payroll to Employee, ii is solely as a payroll service on behalf of Client Company. Similarly, to the extent Client Company provides other benefits pursuant to policies to which LWS is not a party, such as stock options, bonuses, profit sharing, retirement benefits, and so forth, Client Company is solely responsible for providing the benefits prescribed by those policies.
Paid Sick Leave
Unless exempt, the employee identified on this notice is entitled to minimum requirements for paid sick leave under state law which provides that an employee:
a. May accrue paid sick leave and may request and use up to 3 days or 24 hours of accrued paid sick leave per year.
b. May not be terminated or retaliated against for using or requesting the use of accrued paid sick leave; and
c. Has the right to file a complaint against an employer who retaliates or discriminates against an employee for
1. Requesting or using accrued sick days;
2. Attempting to exercise the right to use accrued paid sick days;
3. Filing a complaint or alleging a violation of Article 1.5 section 245 et seq. of the California Labor Code;
4.Cooperating in an investigation or prosecution of an alleged violation of this Article or opposing any policy or practice or act that is prohibited by Article 1.5 section 245 et seq. of the California Labor Code.