Among the major issues decided by California voters this past November was Proposition 64, the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, which legalized recreational use of marijuana by adults. While our state has permitted limited…
Read ArticleGovernor Brown has signed a number of new laws affecting California employers. This post briefly discusses a few of them. Increased Statewide Minimum Wage Senate Bill (SB) 3 provides for six stepped annual statewide increases…
Read ArticleThe U.S. Department of Labor has issued regulations requiring employers to post two revised workplace posters. The regulations took effect August 1, 2016. The first new poster, “Employee Rights Under The Fair Labor Standards…
Read ArticleCalifornia Assembly Bill 2535, signed on July 22, 2016 by Governor Brown, amends California Labor Code Section 226. Prior to this amendment, employers were required to track and record hours worked for exempt outside…
Read ArticleThe cities of Los Angeles and San Diego approved ordinances that will increase the minimum wage and mandatory Paid Sick Leave starting this month. Los Angeles Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an ordinance…
Read ArticleMost employees are entitled to receive overtime premium pay when they work beyond a certain number of hours in a day or week. Under both state and federal law, certain employees, because of their…
Read ArticleIn Castro-Ramirez v. Dependable Highway Express, the California Court of Appeal for 2nd Appellate District, which includes the Los Angeles Superior Courts, held for the first time that an employer has a duty to…
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