The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth (and moving towards fourth) largest economy and a market of over 39 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique...more
1/10/2025
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The allure of doing business in California is undeniable. It is the world’s fifth largest economy (moving toward fourth) and a market of more than 39 million people. For employers, however, California presents unique...more
2/12/2024
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California employers now face derivative liability for failing to list premium payments for meal periods or rest breaks on their wage statements, as well as for failing to pay all premiums timely upon separation.
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I am not usually a policy wonk, and I often think in terms of concepts not cases. However, I must say that listening to the US Supreme Court’s oral argument on the pending Viking River Cruises case was fascinating. If you...more
The sharks are starting to circle around PAGA (Private Attorney General Ac), a law that many California employers find crazy-making for all the reasons outlined here. PAGA may finally be subject to challenge on two separate...more
The close of the 2021 California legislative session brings forth a series of new wage and hour laws that impact employers and take effect on January 1, 2022.
Assembly Bill (AB) 286 addresses food delivery, including...more
10/29/2021
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In plain English, PAGA allows a Court to award a penalty for each pay period that includes a wage-and-hour violation. It does not include the damages for the underlying violation, just the discretionary penalty, which starts...more