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CALIFORNIA LABOR LAWS 2016
NEW CALIFORNA PREGNANCY DISABILITY LEAVE POSTER REQUIREMENTS Take Effect On April 1, 2016 Under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act’s (FEHA) Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDL), California employers with at least five employees must provide unpaid leave to an employee who is disabled due to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition. FEHA also […]
WELCOME TO THE FIRM – PAM HARDER
PAM HARDER IS NOW FIRM’S LEGAL ASSISTANT We welcome Pam Harder as a firm legal and administrative assistant. Pam joins us with a solid background in personnel management. She is pursuing the ABA-approved paralegal studies program at Pasadena City College, with graduation and California paralegal certification slated for August, 2016. Pam assists our attorneys with […]
CALIFORNIA’S ITEMIZED PAY STUB REQUIREMENTS
Click here for our more recent article about Pay Stub Requirements (updated May 3, 2018). CALIFORNIA PAY STUB REQUIREMENTS Ignoring the Needed Details Poses Trap for Unwary Employers California employers must of course comply with all laws applicable to payment of minimum wage and overtime. See, for example: Be Prepared for Statewide and Local Minimum […]
CAL/OSHA INJURY AND ILLNESS POSTING REQUIREMENT
Employers Must Post Accident and Illness Summary From February 1 to April 30, 2016 To protect employees from workplace health and safety hazards, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, commonly known as Cal/OSHA, requires certain employers to maintain and post work-related injury and illness records. Unless otherwise exempt, California companies who had at least […]
CALIFORNIA LABOR LAWS 2016
Caregiver Agencies Must File License and Caregiver Registration Applications by March 1, 2016 or Cease Operation Our recent article “Caregiver Agencies Must Comply with Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act or Cease Operation” provided an overview of this new California law, effective January 1, 2016. The Act defines “home care organizations” (HCOs) as any individual, […]
IRS MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 2016
Government Decreases Rate by Three and One-Half Cents to 54 As announced in its December 17, 2015 press release, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has lowered its optional standard mileage reimbursement rates for an employee’s business use of his or her vehicle from 57.5 cents in 2015 to 54 cents per business mile driven in […]
INTRODUCING DANISKA CORONADO
DANISKA CORONADO IS FIRM’S NEWEST LEGAL ASSISTANT We are extremely pleased to have Ms. Daniska Coronado Iberico as a legal assistant with the firm. Daniska is a licensed attorney in Peru, with business, commercial, and corporate law experience. She recently moved to the United States to become a lawyer here, now working full time at […]
NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS 2016
Home Care Aides Must Register With New State Agency No Later Than March 1, 2016 New California law, effective January 1, 2016, requires all home care organizations (HCOs) to be licensed and to register all of their home care aides (HCAs) with the state. See our blog “Caregivers Agencies Must Comply With Home Care Services […]
NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS 2016
Caregiver Agencies Must Comply with Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act or Cease Operation Health & Safety Code Sections 1796.10- 1796.63 Mandate Major Changes in the Caregiver Industry A strict set of new laws, effective January 1, 2016, requires the registration and licensing of home health care providers through a newly created agency — the […]
NEW CALIFORNIA LAWS 2016
Piece Work Compensation Is a Wreck Waiting to Happen The Perils of New Labor Code Section 226.2 for Trucking, Auto Repair and Other Industries “Piece work” compensation or “piece rate” is payment for work based on production. For decades, this method has worked to benefit worker and management in many industries. It has become common […]