Posts Tagged ‘Overtime’
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 […]
CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE 22
THAI RESTAURANTS BARBEQUED Three Southern California Outlets and Owners Must Pay Workers Over $1,000,000 for Wage Theft On October 3, 2018, the Labor Commissioner’s Office announced that it has cited Sanamluang Café in North Hollywood, Orchid Thai Cuisine in Arcadia, and Orchid Thai in Baldwin Park, a total of $1,065,646 for wage theft violations. The […]
PLANES, TRAINS, CARS & CAMELS
Calculating Travel Pay in California Hourly employees must be paid for all “hours worked.” Where an employee is required to travel for work, near or far, the employer must compensate the worker for that time. Exceptions are normal commute time or road trip downtime. Thus, an hourly worker who watches a movie through a flight for business is […]
ON-CALL TIME
When California Employers Must Pay for Worker Time Waiting for the Call A California worker recently asked us through the blog site whether his employer should pay for his “stand-by” or “on-call” time. He wrote, in part: “On some days, we are expected to be on-call for certain shifts … The sign posted at the store informs […]
WHEN EXTRA HOURS ARE NOT OVERTIME
Same-Week Makeup Time in California California is one of a minority of states that requires higher pay for daily overtime, after eight hours of labor. This could discourage companies from permitting employees to make up time taken for important engagements by adding hours onto another day’s work. However, following certain guidelines will permit a worker […]
TRAVEL PAY IN CALIFORNIA
Policies to Keep Your Business in the Fast Lane Depending on the magnitude of the error, business owners and managers who discover they have been underpaying workers for travel time could be suddenly afflicted with the equivalent of extreme motion sickness. Hourly employees must be paid for all “hours worked.” Depending on the circumstances, an […]
CALCULATING OVERTIME WITH EMPLOYEE BONUSES IN CALIFORNIA
Click here for our most recent article about calculating overtime (updated Apr 27, 2018). CALCULATING OVERTIME WITH EMPLOYEE BONUSES IN CALIFORNIA Calculating overtime for weeks when a worker earns a “nondiscretionary” production bonus can be is a trap for unwary employers. Under California and federal law, employers must calculate overtime pay based on an employee’s […]