The California Legislature has enacted several new laws that will impact the workplace in 2023. In addition to changes among various state labor and employment laws, the minimum wage has increased. This Holland & Knight alert provides a brief summary of select employment laws that go into effe...
California Labor Law on Four Ten-Hour Days Learn More → California state laws help ensure that employees receive fair treatment relating to hours worked and days off. Most employers cannot ask employees to work a sixth day in a week without paying overtime. If an employee has to work seven...
Two separate federal laws govern HR policies on wages. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 contains provisions for minimum wage, overtime pay, exempt and nonexempt employee classification and record keeping. Thefederal minimum wageis $7.25 per hour; however, many states have minimum wage standar...
Cal/OSHA Labor Code 6401.9 also defines workplace violence as an incident that involves a threat or use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon and includes the use of a common object as a weapon. Even if an employee is not injured in this case, this is a reportable incident. Workplace ...
California Labor lawsare very clear about when wages and bonuses must be paid out. Video of the Day If your employment is terminated by an employer, all wages owed must be paid to youthat day.Commissions and earned bonuses count as wages; discretionary bonuses do not. ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Big issues in the workplace - wages,overtime, time off, working conditions...Lifsher, Marc
time punches if the rounding policy was neutral on its face and as applied.See See’s Candy Shops, Inc. v. Super. Ct., 210 Cal. App. 4th 889 (2012). In arriving at this conclusion, theSee’sCourt relied on regulations under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the...
We fight for employees! We are here to help you learn more about Los Angeles labor laws and to defend your rights in the workplace. Call UELG today!
Updated February 16, 2023 Reading Time 13 Minutes Options Download PDF of Article California labor laws require most employers to follow certain rules—like paying overtime, tracking hours, or providing rest breaks. Some types of jobs, however, are exempt from these requirements. An exe...
SB 95 creates new Labor Code sections 248.2 and 248.3. Under the new laws, “covered employees” are entitled to up to 80 new hours of COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave. While this was originally seen as a continuation of the SPSL that was a tag-along to the FFCRA and expired Dece...