California Employer LAWlert: Get Ready! New Minimum Wage Ordinance for City of Los Angeles is Coming
California
California Employer LAWlert: Get Ready! New Minimum Wage Ordinance for City of Los Angeles is Coming

Important Points: The wage ordinance applies to full-time, part-time and temporary employees who perform at least two hours of work within a particular week in…

New Jersey Employer LAWlert: Paid Sick Leave Policies Continue to be Adopted
Employee Management
New Jersey Employer LAWlert: Paid Sick Leave Policies Continue to be Adopted

The city of Elizabeth recently became the 10th New Jersey municipality to enact a paid sick leave law. The list of New Jersey cities with…

State Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1st
Alaska
State Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1st

State                  Current     Jan 1st    Increase  Alaska                  $8.75         $9.75  …

New Laws in California, Louisiana and Texas Effective January 1, 2016
California
New Laws in California, Louisiana and Texas Effective January 1, 2016

California School Activities Leave Expansion Starts January 1 California’s law allowing unpaid time off for employees to participate in their children’s school or daycare activities…

California Employer LAWlert: Governor Signs More New Employment Bills into Law
California
California Employer LAWlert: Governor Signs More New Employment Bills into Law

Governor Edmund G. Brown recently signed several new employment bills into law for California Employers.  PAGA amended California's Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) authorizes an…

California Employer LAWlert: NEW AB 1513 Severely Limits Piece-Rate Compensation for Employers
California
California Employer LAWlert: NEW AB 1513 Severely Limits Piece-Rate Compensation for Employers

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…

California Employer LAWlert: Overtime Law Has Far-Reaching Effects on Home Health Care Industry
California
California Employer LAWlert: Overtime Law Has Far-Reaching Effects on Home Health Care Industry

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.…

GET READY! Proposed Federal Overtime Regulations Are Out, and You’d Better be Prepared
Employment Law & HR Topics
GET READY! Proposed Federal Overtime Regulations Are Out, and You’d Better be Prepared

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…

Form of the Week: Leave Sharing Donation Policy
Employment Law & HR Topics
Form of the Week: Leave Sharing Donation Policy

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…

Computing Commuting Time
Employment Law & HR Topics
Computing Commuting Time

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…

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