For properly-classified “exempt” workers, California employers are not required to comply with certain labor laws, including overtime pay, timekeeping, and provision of meal and rest breaks.
All employers must verify identity and work authorization for employees hired within the U.S., including citizens and non-citizens, using “Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification” (the I-9 Form).
Clear, written policy anchored in current workplace laws is key to smooth, efficient operations. If applied uniformly, our “hire-to-fire” forms and template policy manual, all updated for 2025, will help reduce the inter-staff confusions that can plague production.
As too many businesses are being shoved to the brink by mass litigation seeking millions over “minor” Labor Code violations, we continue to preach prevention. Sweat The Details – Friendly Workplace Practices Audits Before PAGA Comes Calling (January 24, 2025).
With its recently published Equal Pay Act statistics for 2023, showing enduring gaps between genders and races, California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) continues its campaign for wage parity…
California’s Civil Rights Department recently released Equal Pay Act statistics for 2023, mandatory reporting data from employers of 100 or more covering 7.9 million workers.
New hires usually spend their first day reviewing policies, signing essential personnel and payroll paperwork, and undergoing initial training.
California employers must generally provide a timely 30-minute unpaid meal period for a shift exceeding five hours. A meal period is considered timely if it starts on or before the end of the employee’s fifth hour of work.
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“Since taking office, President Donald Trump has introduced sweeping changes to immigration enforcement through a series of executive orders aimed at …