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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 […]
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 […]