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 consecutive days, the employer may have to pay even higher...
Even if financial industry workers are classified as salaried or straight-commissioned employees, they may be eligible for overtime pay. California Financial Industry Wrongful Termination California financial industry workers may be victims of wrongful termination. Despite California being an at-will ...
The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) created the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) It gives employees the right to organize and bargain collectively with their employers. This is called unionization. It protects their activities, including speech, from any retaliation. What first come...
An overview of overtime laws by state –A comparison provided by an employment software company. What California Employers Need to Know About Overtime for Employees –Information provided by the Poster Compliance Center. Legal References: California Labor Code 515 LAB. California Labor Code 515.5 LAB...
California and Federal labor law provide employees basic rights such as minimum wage, overtime, and meal periods. Unfortunately, many different types of workers are “exempt” from obtaining these rights. Determining if an individual is an exempt employee in California requires a complicated analysis...
The primary factor in determining overtime eligibility for salaried employees is whether they are classified as exempt or nonexempt under theFair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)and California labor laws. Exempt employees are generally not eligible for overtime pay. These typically include employees in exec...
In addition to the main exemptions explained above, a handful of other occupations are exempt from some or all of California’s labor laws. The more common exemptions are discussed below. 6.1. Commissioned Employees Employees who are paid on a commission basis are sometimes exempt from California...
(A) The employee is a salaried employee who is among the highest paid 10 percent of the employer’s employees who are employed within 75 miles of the worksite at which that employee is employed. (B) The refusal is necessary to prevent substantial and grievous economic injury to the operatio...
The law presumes all employees to be nonexempt. That means that an employer has the burden of proving that an employee fits into an exemption. If there is any doubt, the courts treat the employee as nonexempt and protected by the labor laws. ...
Certain types of underage employees may also be exempt from the federal minimum wage. Child labor. The FLSA has stringent requirements on what kind and for how long children may work. In the past the use of child labor was a widespread problem and federal labor laws were designed with this...