Posts Tagged ‘pasadena employment law attorney’
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2018 CALIFORNIA READY TO ENFORCE GREATLY EXPANDED WORKPLACE LAWS
Immediate Actions for Safeguarding Your Business The 2018 changes in California employment law are numerous. Compliance with these from January 1 on will of course reduce the prospect of related claims or lawsuits. Two new provisions particularly require immediate review of employment applications and hiring practices for “Day One” compliance. See: California Adopts Ban the […]
KILLING THE MESSENGER
Retaliation Is Still Illegal – When Attorney Acts for Employer Federal and California law guarantee minimum wage and overtime pay, and prohibit retaliation against an employee who complains about a perceived violation of those laws. In California law, unlawful retaliation includes reporting or threatening to report any worker to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to […]
REQUIRING EMPLOYERS TO PAY FOR SICK DAYS; A NATIONAL TREND
PAID SICK LEAVE BENEFITS, A NATIONWIDE LIST – Is Your Business Affected? Currently, no federal paid sick leave law exists. However, over the last decade, many states, counties and cities have passed distinct laws requiring covered employers to provide such benefits to designated workers. Businesses employing persons in multiple covered locations may face conflicting requirements for […]
EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN
San Francisco Bars Employers Asking Applicants for Pay History Taking a cue from the California Equal Pay Act (2016), San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has passed a city-wide “Parity in Pay Ordinance” promoting gender wage equality by restrictions on what an employer can ask a job applicant on his/her pay history. Effective July 1, 2018, […]
CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE 1
A Minimum Wage and Overtime Recovery For Three Times Amount Claimed California was among the first states to require a minimum hourly wage, 16 cents in 1916. Federal law finally joined the trend in 1938. Now, cities and counties are enacting ordinances for ever-higher minimums. See, The History of Minimum Wage Laws, and Location, Location, Location…Location […]
A SUPER-SIZED MCDONALD’S OVERTIME CLASS ACTION RULING
Company Loses by Management Inattention to California Compliant Pay Policies and Practices A Los Angeles superior court judge has ruled McDonald’s in violation of California’s daily overtime laws in 119 restaurants. Maria Sanchez v. McDonald’s Restaurants of California, Inc., L.A. County Superior Court No. BC499888, April 20, 2017 order. The decision is a lesson in […]
NAVIGATING PIECE WORK PAY CALIFORNIA
Employers Urgently Must Revise Wage Systems in 2016, Including Possible Hourly-Plus-Piece Hybrid Plan The one constant feature of California employment law is change. There is perhaps no better recent example than this state’s “piece work” compensation rules. Starting January, 2016, employers must fundamentally re-structure such pay systems or face increasing risk of legal claims, including […]
RISING MINIMUM WAGES – THE CALIFORNIA TREND CONTINUES
San Diego Approves Its First Gradual Increase, Effective July 11, 2016 Effective July 11, 2016, San Diego became the next California city to set a minimum wage level above the state’s standard. Under San Diego’s Ordinance No. 20390, all employers, regardless of size or location, must pay at least $10.50 per hour to any employee […]
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOYEES
Avoiding Misclassification of Hired Workers in California For possible cost savings and ease in administration, businesses are sometimes tempted to classify people working regularly as “independent contractors” instead of “employee.” In California, as in other states, independent contractors are usually not entitled to most of the benefits that employer must provide employees, including minimum wage, […]
MANDATORY EMPLOYEE UNIFORMS
California Requires Employers to Pay A company’s required uniforms for its workforce can provide a more professional image and an espirit de corps and comradery among employees. While the federal law permits employers to require workers to finance their own mandatory uniforms under certain circumstances, California requires businesses to foot the bill. The U.S. Fair […]