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URGENT CA UPDATE: California Employers Must Provide Written Notice of Right to Take Domestic Violence Leave

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On September 14, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 2337 into law which expands the employer notice requirements regarding domestic violence employee protections provided by Labor Code section 230.1. Despite the protections under current law, many employees remain uninformed about their employment-related rights when it comes to domestic violence. This new bill requires employers in California of …

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Minimum Wage Increased in Several Cities Across the US Last Weekend on July 1st

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New minimum wage rates took effect on Saturday, July 1st in cities, counties and states across the country. In San Francisco and Los Angeles, the increase is a step toward a minimum wage of $15 an hour. The minimum wage went up to $14 an hour in San Francisco on Saturday, on the way to $15 …

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California Employer LAWlert: Action Required – New Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy Requirements Start April 1

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New regulations under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), which  prohibit discrimination and harassment in the workplace based on race and gender, among other protected categories, will go into effect on April 1, 2016. Among other things, the new regulations add the following provisions to FEHA: A requirement that businesses with five (5) …

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

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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 the City of Los Angeles. Los Angeles employers must post the notice published by the Wage Enforcement Division showing the current minimum wage. The potential fine for failing to post …

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State Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1st

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State                  Current     Jan 1st    Increase  Alaska                  $8.75         $9.75       $1.00  Arkansas             $7.50         $8.00      $0.50  California            $9.00       $10.00    $1.00  Connecticut       $9.15         $9.60     …

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

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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 will be expanded effective January 1. Current law requires employers with 25 or more employees to provide unpaid leave to employees who are a parent, guardian, or grandparent with custody …

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

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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 employee to file a civil action to recover specified civil penalties that otherwise would be assessed and collected by the Labor and Workforce Development Agency on behalf of the employee …

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

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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 …

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

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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 …

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California Employer LAWlert: Equal Pay Act Is Law

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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, …

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