Governor Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. signed into law legislation that re-writes the definition and rules governing the payment of piece-rate compensation in California. Assembly Bill (AB) 1513 creates new California Labor Code section 226.2 and sets forth requirements for the payment of a separate hourly wage for “nonproductive” time worked by piece-rate employees, and separate …
The basic tenet California’s overtime law seems straightforward and unassailable: Workers who work more than eight hours at a time are entitled to overtime pay. But it may not be as simple as that. Many in the home health industry say the practical application of overtime spells the end of live-in care and could actually …
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its long-awaited proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations containing the “white-collar” exemptions to the minimum wage and overtime requirements. Many employers have been anxiously awaiting the proposed regulations because early indications were that the new rules will make many employees who are currently …
GET READY! Proposed Federal Overtime Regulations Are Out, and You’d Better be Prepared Read More »
Policy Statement [Company Name] recognizes that employees may have a family emergency or a personal crisis that causes a severe impact to them resulting in a need for additional time off in excess of their available sick/personal time. To address this need all eligible employees will be allowed to donate sick/personal time from their unused …
Ask anyone with a long daily commute, and he will agree that it certainly feels like the workday begins long before he steps inside the front doors of the workplace each morning. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), commuting time is not considered working time, although there are a number of exceptions to that …
Determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor can be a confusing (and, if done incorrectly, costly) endeavor. Though some employers may knowingly misclassify workers to reduce costs and avoid the burden of certain employment laws, it is equally—if not more—likely that the fact-specific multipart classification tests used for this purpose have …
DOL Issues Guidance on Employee vs. Independent Contractor Classification Read More »
Female workers in California will get new tools to challenge gender-based wage gaps under legislation signed into law Tuesday that supporters say offers the strongest equal-pay protection in the nation. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown signed the measure while surrounded by women and girls at an event at Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park in Richmond, …
California Employer LAWlert: Equal Pay Act Is Law Read More »
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Effective July 1, 2015, the Healthy Workplaces/Healthy Families Act of 2014 or the CA Paid Sick Leave Law will entitle most employees in California to three days of paid sick leave each year. All California employers must display the following text in an easily readable location on our before the effective date of the law: …
The California Supreme Court in the matter of Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, Inc., has reversed the California Court of Appeals, ruling that employees on 24 hour shifts must be paid for time sleeping. Historical Perspective Wage and hour claims are today governed by two complementary and occasionally overlapping sources of authority: the provisions of …
California Employer LAWlert: SUPREME COURT RULES THAT SLEEPING IS HOURS WORKED Read More »
