California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet new salary thresholds, effective January 1, 2025. Employers must prepare now for the new computer professional exemption salary rates to...more
Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming the employment landscape, automating tasks, streamlining processes, and enhancing decision-making. At the same time, the technology raises concerns about potential biases,...more
On the heels of the enactment of Senate Bill 699, which fortified California’s restrictions on noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants and provided additional employee protections, California has once more...more
California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet updated salary thresholds, as of January 1, 2022. The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) issued a memo on October 18,...more
10/19/2021
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Computer Programmers ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Department of Industrial Relations ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Regulations ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
As of January 1, 2021, California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet the updated salary thresholds.
In a memo issued on October 16, 2020 the California Department of Industrial...more
10/19/2020
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Computer Programmers ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Department of Industrial Relations ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Regulations ,
Salaried Employees ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The court held in an April 1 ruling that an employer’s purported nonaccrual, “unlimited” paid vacation policy violated California Law, but left many questions unsettled....more
Assembly Bill 5, signed into law on September 18, generally codifies Dynamex and establishes difficult standards for classifying workers as independent contractors. Employers should review their independent contractor...more
All employers with employees in California should carefully review harassment, discrimination, and retaliation policies and practices to ensure compliance with amended FEHA regulations.
New Requirements for a Written...more
3/22/2016
/ Complaint Procedures ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Harassment ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Liability ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Protected Class ,
Retaliation ,
Training Requirements
Amended FEHA regulations cover a wide range of compliance topics and may require California employers to update their harassment and discrimination policies....more