2017
Compensating commissioned employees in California got more complicated this year thanks to a decision by the California Court of Appeal holding that employers must separately compensate commissioned employees for their rest periods. In Vaquero v. […]
2016
On December 9, 2016, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring (Ban the Box) ordinance. The ordinance applies to employers located or doing business in the City of […]
2016
In an important decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that class and collective-action waivers in employment arbitration agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) and are unenforceable. In its 2-1 decision […]
2016
Employees currently classified as exempt, but who make less than $47,476 per year, will no longer be considered exempt according to new overtime rules recently issued by the United States Department of Labor. The increased, […]
2016
On April 4, 2016, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 3 into law. The new law will gradually increase the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by 2022 for employers with at least 26 employees. […]
2016
Do your California employees perform tasks that could reasonably be performed while seated, given the specific location of where the tasks are done? If so, they may be entitled to a seat under California law […]
2016
Effective April 1, 2016, the California Fair Employment and Housing Council (“FEHC”) amended the current anti-harassment and anti-discrimination regulations. California employers should carefully review the amended regulations to assess what changes should be made to […]
2015
In 2015, the California Legislature passed several new laws affecting employers. Below is a review of some of the significant employment-related laws that will affect employers in the coming year and suggestions on what employers […]
2015
The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) provides for family and medical leave similar to, but often exceeding, the protections afforded under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). In 2013, the federal government revised […]
2015
On July 13, 2015, two weeks after the effective date of the statute requiring employers to provide paid sick leave to virtually all California employees, Governor Brown signed a bill making meaningful amendments to the […]