Kosher businesses in Pico-Robertson already have four regular inspectors they have to deal with. I doubt any of them are rushing to sign up for this new program by the community’s Modern Orthodox rabbis.
The minimum wage already puts entry level jobs at a steep price to employers. Eight dollars an hour for a dishwasher? Many of these employees can’t survive on just 40 hours a week. That’s only $320 a week before taxes. They need to work 80 hours a week. But employers can’t afford to pay them overtime rates.
Numerous employers in Pico-Robertson have been fined by the state for not properly paying overtime. Lawyers will show an employer how best to get around these laws legally.
About Luke Ford
Raised a Seventh-Day Adventist at Avondale College in Australia, Luke Ford moved to California in 1977.
He graduated from Placer High School in 1984, reported the news at KAHI/KHYL radio for three years, attended Sierra College and UCLA, was largely bedridden by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for six years, and converted to Judaism in 1993. From 1997-2007, Luke made his living from blogging.
Living by Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com), he now teaches the Alexander Technique (moving the way the body likes to move). Lessons cost $100 each and last about 45 minutes.
In 2011, Luke completed a three-year teaching course at the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles.
His personal Alexander Technique website is Alexander90210.com.
Luke is the author of five books, including:
» The Producers: Profiles in Frustration
» Yesterday’s News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism
