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LA COUNTY MINIMUM WAGE SCHEDULE APPROVED FOR GRADUAL INCREASES STARTING IN 2016
Click here for our more recent article about 2018 California Minimum Wage Rates (updated Jan 4, 2018) LA County Minimum Wage Schedule On July 21, 2015, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to increase the minimum wage in unincorporated portions of LA County. The enactment of this law follows on the heels […]
CHANGES TO CALIFORNIA PAID FAMILY LEAVE PAMPHLETS
Employees eligible for California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits may receive up to six weeks of state-funded partial wage replacement for leaves of absence to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn child. All California employers are required to provide a PFL pamphlet to all new hires as well […]
CALIFORNIA’S FAMILY RIGHTS ACT NEW REGULATIONS
Effective July 1, 2015 All Covered Employers Must Update Policies, Procedures and Notices Private-sector employers with 50 or more employees are covered by the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). These state and federal laws enable a qualified worker to take an unpaid health-related leave of absence […]
CHILL OUT ON THE RETALIATION
Employers Must Not Act Against Workers Seeking Benefits From California’s New Paid Sick Leave Law Starting July 1, 2015, California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (the Act) will require nearly all of this state’s employers to provide paid sick leave to their workers. The Act carries strict prohibitions on retaliation against workers who […]
DOWN TO THE WIRE
California Legislature Still Tinkering With Paid Sick Leave Law Prior to July 1, 2015 Effective Date California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (the Act) will require almost all California employers regardless of size to provide paid sick leave to its workers starting July 1, 2015. See, “Mandatory Paid Sick Leave For California Employees” […]
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
Comply with California’s Paid Sick Leave Law July 1, 2015 Or Face the Fate of Heavy Penalties Beginning July 1, 2015, all California employers must begin to offer paid sick leave (PSL) benefits under the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act, AB 1522 (the Act). See July 1, 2015 Deadline Is Approaching. Do You Know Where […]
JULY 1, 2015 DEADLINE IS APPROACHING
Do You Know Where Your Company’s California-Required Paid Sick Leave Policy Is? We have been blogging for some months about California’s new mandatory paid sick leave requirements. Choosing from one or more of several options, all employers in this state must adopt a policy by July 1, 2015. See, Mandatory Paid Sick Leave For California […]
ACCOMMODATING RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
EMPLOYERS MUST TAKE THE HINT AND TAKE INITIATIVE U.S. Supreme Court Decision Warns that Companies Ignore at Their Peril Possible Need to Permit Religious Exceptions to Workplace Policies The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 1, 2015 decision in Equal Opportunity Employment Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. requires employers to take special initiative to accommodate […]
NEW HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION MEASURES NOW IN PLACE
New heat illness prevention regulations have been adopted by the California Office of Administrative Law. They are in effect as of May 1, 2015. Our earlier blog, Heat Illness Prevention Amendments Are Likely to Take Effect May 1, 2015 provides details of what the new regulations require. The new regulation applies to all outdoor places […]
CITY OF LOS ANGELES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASING FROM 2016 TO 2020
On May 19, 2015, the Los Angeles City Council approved Motion 4E, providing annual minimum wage increases for employees in the City of Los Angeles up to $15.00 in 2020. The measure applies to all employers, but implementation is delayed for employers having no more than 25 employees. Non-profits with more than 25 employees may […]