Posts Tagged ‘wage and hour laws’
REQUIRED MEAL PERIODS AND REST BREAKS REVISITED
Off-Duty Time During a California Work Day California employers must provide every not-exempt-from-overtime employee unpaid meal and paid rest breaks based on the number of hours that employee works in a given day. However, the rules vary for such workers as specified in the 17 Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders covering in different industries […]
SAFE HARBOR OR SHIPWRECK?
New U.S. Department of Labor Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) Program to Voluntarily Address Payroll Errors The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the imminent launch of the PAID program – Payroll Audit Independent Determination. The program’s intent is to permit employers to self-audit and correct as appropriate their minimum wage and overtime practices, […]
CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE NINE
Weight Loss and Fitness Chain $8.3 Million Lighter After Citations for Wage and Hour Violations The Labor Commissioner’s latest press release announced citations of $8.3 million against Camp Bootcamp, Inc., dba Camp Transformation Center, which operates 15 fitness and weight loss centers from its Chino headquarters. The citations include a long list of Labor Code […]
IGNORE AT YOUR OWN PERIL
Overlooked Pay Stub Requirements Can Lead to Trouble California law requires employers to provide written itemized wage statements containing precise, detailed pay-related information every pay period. Penalties for failure to comply with these pay stub requirements entitles each worker to recover at least $50 for the first violation and a minimum $100 for each subsequent […]
CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE EIGHT
BUSTED Adult Care Facilities Must Pay Minimum Wage and Overtime or Face Expensive Consequences California’s Labor Commissioner continues her pursuit of businesses that fail to comply with wage and hour laws. In a January 9, 2018 News Release, she announced citations of $7,137,036 against Adat Shalom Board & Care, Inc., which operates six residential board […]
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 […]
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 […]
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION … LOCATION
California Municipal Minimum Wage Rates Continue to Grow California hourly minimum wage is currently $10.50 for employers with 26 or more on payroll and $10.00 for employers with 25 or less and on January 1, 2018, the rates increase to $11.00 and $10.50 respectively. The state minimum wage will continue to increase each year until […]
MID-YEAR DEADLINE APPROACHES
California Employers Must Post Certain Updated Workplace Notices by July 1, 2017 All California employers must prominently post certain notices on wages, hours and working conditions. Employers must display these announcements where all employees have access. Failing to inform employees of their rights can subject an employer to penalties. Several California statewide and local notices must […]
CALIFORNIA’S WEEKLY DAY OF PLAY
Recent Supreme Court Decision Resolves Some Questions, Leaves Another The California Supreme Court has clarified some of the requirements for employees’ weekly day of rest while leaving another open to interpretation. Labor Code 551 and 552, respectively, provide: “Every person employed in any occupation of labor is entitled to one day’s rest therefrom in seven” […]