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SAN FRANCISCO MINIMUM WAGE RISES TO $13.00 ON JULY 1, 2016
Will Continue Climb to $15.00 Effective July 1, 2016, all employers (wherever located) must pay wages of at least $13.00/hour to every employee who performs work in San Francisco (including temporary and part-time employees). San Francisco (City) was right behind Seattle in leading the charge to a $15.00 minimum wage when its voters passed the […]
SICK PAY ORDINANCE EPIDEMIC SPREADS TO SAN DIEGO
New Measure Adds Yet More Uncertainty to Employer Obligations California employers must comply with all applicable state and supplemental local sick pay laws. In the latest trend sweeping the state, Southern California municipalities including Los Angeles, Santa Monica and now San Diego have rushed to enact their own sick pay ordinances, leaving employers with […]
CITY OF LOS ANGELES NEW PAID SICK LEAVE REQUIREMENTS EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2016
Ordinance Requires Double the Benefits California Law Currently Specifies On June 1, 2016, the City of Los Angeles (City) joined the list of California cities that have enacted their own paid sick leave ordinances, including for example Emeryville, Oakland, San Francisco and Santa Monica. This law will impose double the minimum paid sick leave requirements […]
EXTENDED, EXTREMELY URGENT DEADLINE
Home Health Care Organizations Last Chance to Continue Operations After June 30, 2016 California Agency Now Directs Applications Must Be Received before July 1 California’s Home Care Organization Consumer Protection Act (the Act) required all home care agencies to apply by March 1, 2016 in order to obtain by July 1, 2016 an operating license […]
JOB INTERVIEWER GUIDELINES
How to Find the Qualified Candidates Without Violating Their Rights Conducting job interviews is no easy task. In addition to weeding out clearly unsuitable candidates such as those described below, the interviewer should steer clear of discriminatory questions and topics throughout the process. According to a CareerBuilder nationwide survey (released January 14, 2016), of […]
CASH IS TRASH
Good Reasons for Employers to Pay Wages by Means Other Than Cash Money Some companies develop a habit of paying employees partially or fully in cash. This is a dangerous practice that can violate various laws, particularly if the company is not properly documenting the payments. While it is not outright illegal, there is no […]
PERSONNEL RECORDS BASICS
California Employers Must Take Care To Avoid Document Dumping Into a Single File Folder What constitutes personnel filing can vary wildly from company to company. An alarmingly high volume of California employers are content to maintain a single file folder for each worker, the repository for any and all documents management deems relevant to that […]
NEW STRICTER FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ON EXEMPTIONS FROM OVERTIME
Employers Must Comply No Later Than December 1, 2016 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued this month its Final Rule raising the minimum salary amounts for certain workers to qualify for overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While the FLSA guarantees most employees an overtime premium equal to at least […]
SAFE HARBOR IN SIGHT, PIECE WORK COMPENSATION IN CALIFORNIA
July 1, 2016 Deadline Approaching for Notice To Take Advantage of Critical Backpay Provisions As we reported in last December’s Piece Work Compensation is a Wreck Waiting to Happen, The Perils of New Labor Code Section 226.2 (Piece Work), California has implemented detailed requirements for production-based compensation systems beginning January, 2016. This new law affects […]
WORKPLACE VAPING GOES UP IN SMOKE
California Bans Electronic Cigarettes from the Office On May 4, 2016 California Governor Brown signed a series of legislative amendments effective June 9, 2016 which extend smoke-free workplace protections, re-define tobacco products to include e-cigarettes and vaping devices, and raise the legal minimum smoking age from 18 to 21. Although current law prohibits the smoking […]