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PASADENA GRADUALLY INCREASES MINIMUM WAGE

The City of Pasadena Approves Gradual Increases in Minimum Wage Starting July 1, 2016 On February 1, 2016, the Pasadena City Council enacted  Ordinance No. 7278 to boost the city’s minimum wage to $15, following similar actions recently taken by Los Angeles and San Francisco. See, City of Los Angeles Minimum Wage Increasing Annually from […]

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CALIFORNIA LABOR LAWS 2016 CALIFORNIA’S GRADUAL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE

California’s Gradual Increases in Minimum Wage, to Reach $15.00 Per Hour by January 1, 2022 On April 4, 2016, California jumped on the “living wage” bandwagon when Governor Brown signed Senate Bill-3 (SB-3)  making California one of the first two states in the country to enact a $15 minimum wage.  The other was New York, […]

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YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE

Time Is Running Out for Caregiver Agencies to Meet July 1, 2016 Licensing Deadline The Home Care Services Consumer Protection Act (HCOCPA) requires Home Care Organizations (HCO) to receive a license from the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) by July 1, 2016.   Health & Safety Code 1796.61(b) and (c). The law mandated that HCOs […]

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WELCOME TO THE FIRM – PAM HARDER

PAM HARDER IS NOW FIRM’S LEGAL ASSISTANT We welcome Pam Harder as a firm legal and administrative assistant. Pam joins us with a solid background in personnel management.  She is pursuing the ABA-approved paralegal studies program at Pasadena City College, with graduation and California paralegal certification slated for August, 2016. Pam assists our attorneys with […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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