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WHAT’S NEW FOR 2019 COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROFESSIONALS
New 2019 Overtime Exemption Rates California Labor Code section 515.5 exempts certain computer software professionals from overtime compensation if they receive specified minimum compensation. California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has announced its rate increase for this minimum, effective January 1, 2019, to $45.41, up from $43.58. Alternatively, an otherwise qualified employee paid by salary […]
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2019 CALIFORNIA’S MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR 2019
California minimum wage will increase to $12.00 per hour on January 1, 2019 for employers with 26 or more employees and $11.00 for smaller employers with 25 employees or less. Those rates will continue to increase annually until reaching $15 per hour in 2022 for larger employers and in 2023 for those with 25 or […]
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2019 NURSING MOMS AND THE WORKPLACE
California employers must make reasonable efforts to provide their lactating employees with the use of a room or location – other than a toilet stall – in close proximity to the employee’s work area for the employee to express breast milk in private. Effective January 1, 2019, amended California Labor Code section 1031 will […]
CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE 21
EEOC Signals Wide Discrimination Protection for the Emotionally Disabled Contending employers must walk an extra mile to accommodate emotionally troubled workers, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced settlement of its disability discrimination lawsuit against Triton Management Services, LLC (Triton). See also, San Diego Tribune, October 10, 2018. In March 2016, while out-of-state, Triton’s […]
SCARED WITLESS
Hold the Line on Over-the-Top Halloween Costumes All Hallows’ Eve. That spooky time of year when witches, vampires and zombies roam the land. From management’s perspective, however, the scariest Halloween costumes are those which are too revealing or are otherwise offensive to others in the workplace. For example, earlier this year a lingerie website began […]
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2019
SILENCE IS NOT FOR SALE Hush Money for Sexual Harassment, Assault and Retaliation Now Prohibited in California Effective January 1, 2019 In response to the #MeToo and #WeSaidEnough movements and effective January 1, 2019, California Code of Civil Procedure (CCP) 1001 bans settlement agreements prohibiting public disclosure of “factual information” related to any civil lawsuit […]
CAN’T WE ALL JUST GET ALONG?
Political Speech and the Workplace California employers must not discriminate against workers based on political activities, affiliations or speech. Particularly during an election season, employers should re-familiarize themselves with these laws: California Labor Code section 1101 bans employers from making, adopting or enforcing any rules or policies that: (i) forbid or prevent employees from engaging […]
CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE 20
EEOC Sues California Grocery Store for Disability Discrimination On September 28, 2018 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced it has filed a law suit against Central California grocery store, PAQ, Inc. dba Rancho San Miguel Market for alleged violations of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The agency contends that in 2016, a […]
WHAT’S THAT AGAIN?
Hearing Disabled Applicants Deserve Equal Consideration The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities. An employer may not refuse to hire an otherwise qualified person because of a disability unless it is an insurmountable impediment to performing the job in question. On […]
CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE 19
Don’t Skimp on Workplace Safety Measures Once again, Cal/OSHA has cited an employer for the death of an employee resulting from ignored safety measures. In March 2018, a GreenWaste Recovery, Inc. garbage collection worker was driving on the right side of a waste collection truck in San Jose. While making a turn, he fell out […]