Posts Tagged ‘wage laws’
CALIFORNIA INCREASES MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR 2017
California minimum wage will increase to $10.50 per hour on January 1, 2017 for employers with 26 or more employees (smaller employers will continue to pay $10.00 per hour until January 1, 2018) then increase each year until reaching $15 per hour in 2022. See California’s Gradual Increases in Minimum Wage, to Reach $15.00 Per […]
NEW CALIFORNIA OVERTIME REQUIREMENTS FOR AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS
Phase-In of Stricter Rules Begins January 1, 2017 Agricultural employers in California must prepare to overhaul their compensation schemes under the Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016 (Act), a new law signed by the Governor on September 12, 2016. The Act affects all persons “employed in an agricultural occupation” (essentially field workers), lowering […]
WAGE CALCULATION 101
A Guideline for Proper Time Rounding Policies under California and Federal Law Employees often clock in and out a few minutes early or late at beginning and end of day or for meal breaks. Is an employer required to calculate all those extra or short minutes in determining an employee’s wages? Fortunately, the answer is […]
NOT SO FAST
Congressmember Seeks to Slow New Federal Overtime Exemption Rule The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Final Rule in May 2016, raising minimum salary amounts for exempt-from-overtime executive, administrative, professional, computer and outside sales employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). See “New Stricter Federal Requirements on Exemptions from Overtime, Employers Must Comply […]
BUSINESSES EMPLOYING 26-PLUS MUST IMPLEMENT LOS ANGELES’ PAID SICK LEAVE BY JULY 1, 2016
City’s Paid Sick Leave Notice Now Available The City of Los Angeles (City) recently increased minimum wage and doubled California’s paid sick leave requirements (Ordinance No. 184320) for “Employees,” i.e., workers performing labor within the City for a given employer for at least two hours in a particular week. (See below for City limits maps.) […]
NEW STRICTER FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS ON EXEMPTIONS FROM OVERTIME
Employers Must Comply No Later Than December 1, 2016 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued this month its Final Rule raising the minimum salary amounts for certain workers to qualify for overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While the FLSA guarantees most employees an overtime premium equal to at least […]
CITY OF SANTA MONICA INCREASING MINIMUM WAGE
City of Santa Monica Increasing Minimum Wage Annually from 2016 to 2020 Continuing the trend in California and elsewhere in this country, the Santa Monica City Council has adopted an ordinance providing annual minimum wage increases for eligible employees to a maximum $15.00 per hour by 2020. The measure covers any worker who performs at […]
CITY OF LOS ANGELES MINIMUM WAGE INCREASING FROM 2016 TO 2020
On May 19, 2015, the Los Angeles City Council approved Motion 4E, providing annual minimum wage increases for employees in the City of Los Angeles up to $15.00 in 2020. The measure applies to all employers, but implementation is delayed for employers having no more than 25 employees. Non-profits with more than 25 employees may […]
CALIFORNIA SICK LEAVE BENEFIT “CLEAN-UP” LEGISLATION INTRODUCED
Proposed Amendments Aim to Modify the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act Prior to Its July 1, 2015 Effective Date Our article “Mandatory Paid Sick Leave For California Employees” (Mandatory article) describes the California’s Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (the Act) which on July 1, 2015 will require all California employers — regardless of […]
FINAL PAYCHECK
What California Employers Must Pay Upon Termination A worker recently asked whether his now-former employer should have included sick time and vacation time in his final paycheck. He wrote: “I’m no longer working for [the employer] and I thought I was going to get my paid time off with my last check such as … […]