Alexandra LaFountain

Downey Brand LLP

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Key Changes to PAGA and What Employers Should Know

Last week, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 2288 and Senate Bill (SB) 92, which amended California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). Since 2004, PAGA has created challenges for California employers because it...more

7/16/2024 / California , Employees , Employment Litigation , Labor Code , Labor Law Violations , Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour , Wage Statements

California Supreme Court Rules that Premium Pay for Meal and Rest Breaks Must be Calculated Using the “Regular Rate of Pay”

The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Ferra v. Lowes Hollywood Hotel, LLC yesterday, ruling that when employers calculate meal or rest break premium pay, they must calculate and pay the premium based on the employee’s...more

7/16/2021 / CA Supreme Court , Compensation , Employment Litigation , Over-Time , Premium Pay , Rate of Pay , Rest and Meal Break , Wage and Hour

California Supreme Court Holds Apple Employees Must Be Compensated for Time Spent Undergoing Exit Searches

Last week, in Frlekin v. Apple, Inc., the California Supreme Court held that employee exit searches constituted compensable “hours worked” under California law. Under its “Employee Package and Bag Searches” policy, Apple...more

2/19/2020 / Apple , CA Supreme Court , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Mandates , Employment Litigation , Employment Policies , Security Checks , Wage and Hour , Wage Orders

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