Posts Tagged ‘wage law’
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? PART 2
Department of Labor Has Launched Program For Voluntary Correction of Payroll Errors Last week’s blog, Safe Harbor or Shipwreck?, detailed the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) imminent PAID program (Payroll Audit Independent Determination). The program permits employers to audit their own records for wage compliance violations and to correct those violations in cooperation with the […]
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, […]
NATIONWIDE MINIMUM WAGE RATES LIST
Nationwide Minimum Wage Rates List – 2017 – 2018 Federal minimum wage rate, currently set at $7.25, is often inadequate to meet basic needs and expenses, especially in certain high-end urban locations. As a result, many areas have increased local minimum wage rates according to business size and consumer price index. The following table lists minimum […]
CAUTIONARY TALES EPISODE 3
Construction Company Sued for $6,300,338 – Alleged Misclassification of Independent Contractors The California Labor Commissioner has sued Glendale-based Calcrete Construction, Inc. claiming $6,300,338 for the company’s willful misclassification of some 175 persons as independent contractors as well as other wage violations. The Commissioner credits the Carpenters/Contractors Cooperation Committee, a union-affiliated non-profit organization monitoring workplace compliance, […]
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, […]
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 […]
MINIMUM WAGE IN CALIFORNIA
Published Industry Wage Orders Now Reflect Current and Upcoming State Minimum Wage Increases – Have You Posted the Correct Wage Order? The California Industrial Welfare Commission’s (IWC) 18 published “wage orders” can be among the most underutilized items in an HR Manager’s toolkit. They are chock full of wage and hour regulations regarding overtime wages, meal […]
WHAT’S NEW FOR 2017
Larger California Employers Must Pay Higher Minimum Wages and Salaries Effective January 1, 2017 For companies with 26 or more on payroll, California Labor Code 1182.12 directs yet another statewide increase in minimum hourly wages, from $10 to $10.50/hour, starting January 1, 2017. Employers with 25 or fewer on payroll must comply with that increase […]
HOT OFF THE PRESSES
Minimum Wage Rates List Updated for 2017 California’s local minimum wage ordinances continue to spread like wildfire. Since publishing our Minimum Wage Rates For 2017 article two weeks ago (December 16, 2016), the City of San Leandro enacted their own minimum wage rates and regulations. This updated 2017 list includes San Leandro’s ordinance as […]