Welcome to this weeks Friday’s Five. In the last two weeks in early June 2016, many local governments in Southern California have passed laws increasing the minimum wage and the amount of paid sick leave benefits to employees. This Friday’s Five is a summary of five minimum wage and paid sick leave requirements that employers
Five questions about Los Angeles’ minimum wage increase all employers should understand
Businesses that have worksites or operate within Los Angeles City or County need to review the minimum wage laws that go into effect July 1, 2016. While there are still many unanswered questions about the ordinances, there are key items employers need to start reviewing now to ensure compliance by the July 1, 2016 implementation.
Employment law mid-year update and mixer
Join me for a seminar for a mid-year update on California employment law issues. Learn how to keep your company compliant with new developments in California. Topics will include:
- Top five pitfalls facing California employers in 2016
- How to prepare for the Department of Labor’s changes to the overtime rules going into effect on December
DOL overtime rule changes: Five action items for employers
The DOL’s Final Rule was issued this week (see my previous article for the details), and we have had a few days to digest the new rules. Now employers need to start putting together a plan to ensure compliance with the federal rules, and take time to ensure they are also complying with
Department of Labor issues overtime rule changes
On May 18, 2016 the Department of Labor issued long awaited changes to the Federal rules setting forth the requirements for employees to qualify as exempt under the white collar exemptions. Exempt employees are “exempt” from some labor laws governing employees, such as overtime pay. Exempt employees are designated as such because they are
Five action items employers can take pending the DOL changes in exempt classifications
In 2015 the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed increasing the salary employees must receive in order to be classified as exempt. The DOL finalized the rules and the changes are pending before the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. If approved, it is likely that the final rules would take effect late summer
Five employment law developments in California
A lot was happening this week in California’s employment law. This week’s Friday’s Five is a round-up on the highlights:
1. Los Angeles City Council votes to require employers to provide 6 days of paid sick leave.
The LA City Council approved a measure to require employers to provide employees up to six paid sick
Terminations: Five considerations for all California employers
This week’s Friday Five is a discussion focused on a discussion of considerations employers should make during the termination process, such as:
- how to document reasons for terminations (and why it is important to be accurate and honest)
- when final wages are due
- where to provide final wages
- payment of expense reimbursements, and
- direct deposit
Five steps to operate effectively under California employment laws
Today’s Friday’s Five focuses on what steps one can take to become more proficient in operating under California’s complex employment legal structure.
EEOC’s proposal to require additional information about employee’s race, gender, ethnicity and wages, five key issues to understand
Happy Friday. Big data has entered into the employment context. The EEOC is proposing changing the EEO-1 report to require employers to report about an employee’s earnings based on their race, gender and ethnicity. Here are five things employers should know about the EEOC’s proposal:
1. Proposal to add wage data about employees to EEO-1