Jan 8, 2019 | California, Employment Law & HR Topics, Wage & Hour
As of January 1, 2019, recent state legislation has changed overtime eligibility for California workers in the agricultural industry. Under the former Wage Law Order No. 14, agricultural laborers receive overtime rates after 10 hours in a day or after 6 days in a...Dec 27, 2018 | Employment Law & HR Topics, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Wage & Hour
The following states do not allow a Tip Credit: Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Please be aware that there may be updates and changes to these rates made by the agencies throughout the year. Parties remain independently...Dec 19, 2018 | California, Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Management, Employment Law & HR Topics, Federal Updates, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Wage & Hour
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several bills that will have significant impact on employers’ workplace obligations. Effective January 1, 2019, the new laws will restrict nondisclosure agreements and certain settlement agreements covering...Dec 6, 2018 | Arizona, Employment Law & HR Topics, Wage & Hour
The Arizona minimum wage is set to go to $11 an hour, up from $10.50, on January 1. As a result of voters passing Proposition 206, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, in 2016. An effort to lock in the statewide minimum at $10.50 and repeal the Act’s paid sick...Aug 13, 2018 | California, Employment Law & HR Topics, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Wage & Hour
Starbucks and other employers in California must pay workers for the minutes they spend on work-related duties before and after they clock out, the California Supreme Court decided Thursday, July 25, 2018. The court held in a unanimous decision that workers should be...Jul 24, 2018 | California, Employment Law & HR Topics, State & Federal Employment Law Updates, Wage & Hour
In recent years many cities and municipalities in California have established their own minimum wage rates.Here is a list of the current 2018 rates along with the previous 2017 rates. The following California cities have minimum wage increases, effective July 1, 2018:...