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CALIFORNIA LABOR LAWS 2016
Be Prepared for Statewide and Local Minimum Wage Increases California’s Minimum Wage Increases on January 1 Some Municipalities Will Follow Suit Throughout 2016 California’s minimum wage is increasing in steps. It went to $9.00 per hour on July 1, 2014. It increases to $10.00/hour on January 1, 2016. This rise has numerous repercussions. California’s minimum […]
CALIFORNIA LABOR LAWS 2016
Fair Pay Act Aims to Level the Playing Field Law Mandates Equal Pay Between Genders for Equal or Substantially Similar Work SB 358, the “Fair Pay Act,” has been enacted by the California Legislature and signed into law by the Governor. The Act aims to eliminate the gender wage gap between women earning lower rates […]
CALIFORNIA LABOR LAWS 2016
COMPUTER PROFESSIONAL OVERTIME EXEMPTION REQUIREMENT New Hourly Rates Take Effect January 1, 2016 California Labor Code section 515.5 exempts certain computer software professionals from overtime compensation who receive specified minimum hourly compensation. California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has announced its rate increase for this minimum, effective January 1, 2016. To comply with the section […]
CALIFORNIA PAID SICK LEAVE LAW, MORE ABOUT
Labor Commissioner Weighs In Again on Workplace Benefits Law As described in our article “California Paid Sick Leave Law,” several portions of California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (the Act) are just a shade clearer than mud. In the latest attempts to clarify, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) recently issued its first opinion […]
CALIFORNIA LABOR LAWS 2016
Pay Rate Increases for Licensed Physicians and Surgeons to Qualify for Overtime Exemption California Labor Code section 515.6 exempts from overtime compensation certain licensed physicians and surgeons who receive set minimum hourly rates of pay. The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) is increasing this minimum, effective January 1, 2016. To avoid this state’s requirements […]
EMPLOYER ZONES OUT
Auto Zone Ordered to Pay $185 Million in Gender Discrimination and Retaliation Case As an example of the destruction that can result from an employer’s neglect of effective prevention training for supervisors and managers, international retailer Auto Zone has fought a losing battle for nearly a decade attempting to defend a California gender discrimination and […]
SMOKIN’ SPUDS GOES DOWN IN FLAMES
Potato Packing Plant Will Pay $450,000 to Settle Sex Harassment Lawsuit Colorado potato packing plant operator Smokin’ Spuds and Farming Technology Inc. recently settled a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of more than a dozen women. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, the plaintiffs’ supervisor […]
HALLOWEEN OFFICE PARTIES – TRICK OR TREAT?
Do’s and Don’ts For Max Fun, Zero Horror As in our blog “Don’t be Haunted by Your Office Halloween Party,” workplace celebrations of the occasion can build teamwork and morale if properly planned and managed. We’ve put together some suggested do’s and don’ts to help make your Halloween party a smashing success. DO: Evaluate what […]
OUNCE OF PREVENTION = POUND OF CURE DEPARTMENT
WHY HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING, BY NEW YEAR’S EVE, 2015 California Restaurant Pays $100,000 and Publicly Admits Required Corrections to Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit California law requires employers with 50 or more employees and/or independent contractors to provide at least two hours of interactive training and education regarding sexual harassment to all supervisors in California at […]
CALIFORNIA PAID SICK LEAVE LAW
Amendments in Effect July 13, 2015 Our prior articles “Mandatory Paid Sick Leave For California Employees” and “Shall the Fog Be Forever Forsaken? California Labor Commissioner Again Attempts to Resolve Questions on New Paid Sick Leave Benefits Law” cover provisions of California’s new paid sick leave (PSL) Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act (the Act), key […]