Assembly member Cristina Garcia has cosponsored a bill to make the state's official workweek 32 hours for companies with 500 or more employees. Any work done past that cutoff would come with a hefty raise: Employers would be required to pay time-and-a-half to workers whose hours run over ...
The time of day for those hours of work is also regulated by California law. Minors 15 and under can only workbetween 7am and 7pm or, between June 1 and Labor Day, between 7am and 9pm.Minors aged 16 or 17 can work any time between 5am and 10pm or, if the next day is not a...
Missed meal breaks are a common complaint in overtime lawsuits. According to California labor law, an employee who works for more than five hours per day must receive a meal break of not less than 30 minutes. If the workday is no more than six hours, the meal break may be waived by ...
AB 1033(CFRA Leave Expanded to Employee's Care for Parent-In-Law):This bill expands the definition of "parent" under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) to now include "parent-in-law." The bill also establishes a pilot mediation program for small employers between five and 19 employe...
This allows the opportunity for employees to earn even more overtime pay. More specifically, this law (part of Labor Code § 510) provides that an employer must pay an employee double (2X) his/her regular rate of pay for all work performed in excess of 12 hours in a single workday. ...
California overtime laws California state laws and federal labor law require that non-exempt employees be paid 1.5 times their regular rate of pay (or more, subject to the provisions below) for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. The Fair Labor Standards Act also requires that employees...
Even if overtime work was not authorized or was explicitly prohibited, California law requires that employers pay for all hours worked. This means employees must be compensated for any overtime, authorized or not. Employers cannot refuse to pay for unauthorized overtime as a disciplinary measure....
more than10 hoursin a day. The first meal period must be scheduled at any time within the first 5 hours of the shift. If a second meal break is required, then it must be scheduled before the 10th hour. The following rules also apply also apply with respect to California lunch law: ...
The new law would also require landlords to pay for relocation expenses for those who are evicted in situations like substantial remodels. The law still requires a second vote, which is scheduled for February. (San Diego Union-Tribune) — Ambar Tovar, director of legal services at the United...
California Supreme Court Extends California Overtime Laws to Non-California-Based Employees When Working in the StateChorba, Christopher