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INCLUSION, EXPANDED
California’s Greater Reach on Family Leave and Paid Sick Benefits
The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) prohibits businesses with five or more employees from denying an eligible worker’s request to take up to a total of 12 unpaid workweeks in any 12-month period for family care and medical leave.
CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR 2023
January 1, 2023, the California state minimum wage will be $15.50 per hour for all employers, regardless of size.
The California cities and counties below have local ordinances with higher rates than the state. Employers must review and comply with the rules for any locality in which their employees work. The UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education publishes regular updates.
OUT-OF-POCKET PROCEDURE
Business Expense Reimbursement Policy
California law requires employers to reimburse employees for all necessary work-related expenses. Courts broadly interpret this law to fully protect workers from being forced to cover their employers’ operating costs.
TIME OFF MOURNING
California Requires Bereavement Leave
Assembly Bill (AB) 1949, effective January 1, 2023, requires private employers of five or more people and all public employers to provide five days of bereavement leave to employees upon the death of a child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, domestic partner, or parent-in-law.
HANDBOOK HELPER EPISODE 15
SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE Social Media Policy
Starting with well-drafted policy, employers should clearly define acceptable and unacceptable social media usage to ensure employees do not impermissibly disclose confidential company information, infringe third party intellectual property rights, or harass and discriminate against others.
WHAT’S NEW IN 2023
Covering Employment Legal Essentials and New Workplace Laws
Now’s the time to secure your spot for our virtual sessions on “what’s new” in California employment law for 2023.
The all-day session – offered on two dates — includes, among much more:
WHAT’S NEW IN 2023
TOTAL TRANSPARENCY
Currently, Labor Code 432.3 requires employers to provide the pay scale, i.e., the range of hourly or salary rates, to an applicant if requested after an initial interview.
THREE-PEAT PLUS ONE!
For the fourth year running, Law Offices of Timothy Bowles is Best of Pasadena’s best law firm. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported us. We are pleased to continue to provide experienced and trustworthy guidance to business navigating the difficulties of California employment law.
WHAT’S NEW IN 2023
COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS OVERTIME EXEMPTION RATES
California Labor Code section 515.5 exempts certain computer software professionals from overtime compensation upon receipt of specified minimum compensation.
LIVE TRAINING
Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
Every two years, employers with five or more on payroll must provide at least two hours of classroom or other effective interactive sexual harassment prevention training and education to all California supervisory employees and at least one hour of such training to all nonsupervisory employees working on-site or remotely within California.