California Employment News: California Wage Compliance – Avoiding Legal Pitfalls
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California Employment News: Creating the Report for a Workplace Investigation – Part 4 (Featured)
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California Employment News: Gathering Information in a Workplace Investigation – Part 2 (Featured)
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California Employment News: Starting a Workplace Investigation – Part 1 (Featured)
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly automating the very tasks that once anchored white-collar exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and comparable state laws. When algorithms screen résumés, rank...more
Whether setting pay for a new hire or adjusting compensation for a current employee, employers must navigate a range of legal considerations. In this episode of California Employment News, Weintraub employment attorneys...more
The Domestic Worker Bill of Rights (California Assembly Bill 241 and Senate Bill 1015), enacted in 2013, is a California law that grants overtime pay rights to personal attendants who were not previously entitled to overtime...more
With 2025 having arrived and a new President known for shattering norms about to assume office, employers are eyeing the inevitable enforcement changes that the new administration will bring. But employers must remember to...more
California wage and hour law is never so confusing as during the holiday season. Beyond making sure that employees receive their paychecks on time, employers must correctly determine the “regular rate of pay" so that they can...more
At the November 5, 2024 election, California voters will determine the fate of Proposition 32, which proposes to increase the state minimum wage and provide for automatic future adjustments tied to inflation. While the...more
California employers face a constantly evolving legal landscape, with compliance challenges that can lead to significant financial and operational risks. Join CDF Partners Todd Wulffson and Alessandra Whipple during this...more
The comprehensive reform of California’s Private Attorneys General Act is now the law. The PAGA reform (AB 2288 and SB 92) was a result of an agreement approved by Governor Newsom that removed the vote on the repeal of PAGA...more
With an anticipated increase in workers no longer subject to exemption from overtime pay under a new U.S. Department of Labor rule that is scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2024 (learn more here), employers will need to...more
The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued its much-anticipated Final Rule, which increases the salary threshold that determines whether employees are exempt from overtime pay under the Federal Law, Fair Labor Standards Act...more
Effective April 1, 2024, a new California law will require employers in the state’s fast casual restaurant industry to pay covered non-exempt employees a minimum wage of $20 an hour. This article summarizes the steps...more
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
It has been an eventful year for California employers, and I don’t anticipate a slowing of pace in 2024. Between higher minimum wages, increasingly complicated local ordinances (e.g. paid sick), and changing technological...more
For an employee to be exempt from overtime regulations under California law, the employee must fit into a category of work that is deemed exempt. The most common exemptions are the executive, administrative, and professional...more
CDF invites you to attend a complimentary one-hour and 15-minute webinar of valuable insights and updates on California wage and hour laws, as well as essential best practices for employers to ensure compliance and minimize...more
February 17th was not only the start of the President’s Day weekend but also the last day that California legislators could introduce bills for consideration during the 2023 legislative session. Jackson Lewis attorneys will...more
Many employees request time off instead of pay when they work overtime or are scheduled to work extra days including weekends, and you may be quick to oblige their wishes in an effort to be responsive to their desires. After...more
The California Industrial Welfare Commission has 17 wage orders that apply to different employers based on their industry or occupation. Although other than minimum wage, these wage orders have not been updated since 2001,...more
California’s Private Attorney’s General Act (“PAGA”) has created an extremely friendly litigation environment for employees in California. While the 2021 Ninth Circuit decision in Bernstein v. Virgin Am., Inc., 3 F.4th 1127...more
Under California law, employees normally accrue daily overtime for hours worked over 8 hours in a day. Alternative workweek schedules (AWS) permit workplaces to adopt different schedules longer than 8 hours without accruing...more
Early in the 2022 Legislative Session, Assembly Bill (AB) 2932 was introduced and was known as the four-day workweek bill. It sought to change when an employee would be paid one and one-half times their regular rate of pay...more
In recent years, countries such as Iceland and Belgium and some domestic companies have experimented with the concept of four-day workweeks. Now, a new bill proposed by California Assemblymembers Cristina Garcia (D-Bell...more
Getting ready to return to the office in California and need a refresher on what makes California law “special”? Have plans to open an office/location somewhere in California and want to understand what laws apply and how...more
Update June 22, 2021: This advisory has been updated to include the latest information on California local minimum wage rates. A new year means new changes to California's minimum wage laws. California employers should take...more