The last two weeks have been busy on the California employment law front, and California employers must remain vigilant about new employment law developments still going forward this summer. As we enter the second half of 2022, here are five issues California employers need to pay attention to:
1. IRS mileage rate increases July 1
There are certain rights provided by the California Labor Code that employees cannot waive, including some of the following:
1. Minimum wage
Labor Code Section 1194 provides a private right of action to enforce violations of minimum wage and overtime laws. That statute clearly voids any agreement between an employer and employee to work for
On May 12, 2022, Governor Newsom announced that the state minimum wage could increase to $15.50 per hour on January 1, 2023 due to inflation. However, many California employers are already facing minimum wage increases much earlier – as many local jurisdictions throughout California are raising their minimum wage rates on July 1, 2022.
California employers need to review their practices and policies to ensure compliance with the various local minimum wage increases taking effect across California on July 1, 2021. Here are five items employers should consider prior to the July 1 deadline:
1. Ensure the company understands which city and county they are located within.
Many of
Three days into his term, President Biden signed executive orders and set forth plans for how employers should respond to issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are five actions by President Biden this week that stand to have a major impact on employers across the U.S.:
1. Within two weeks of January 21, 2021, OSHA
Employers only have to read the following paragraph from JoeBiden.com to get an overall sense of what employment legal changes are likely under a potential Biden administration:
Yet employers steal about $15 billion a year from working people just by paying workers less than the minimum wage. On top of that, workers experience huge losses
Due to popular demand, my firm is replying our webinar we conducted recently discussing key California employment laws passed in this legislative session. Attorneys from the firm discuss 5 general areas of new legislation facing California employers:
With new legal requirements facing California employers by January 1, 2020, this Friday’s Five focuses on five initial steps that employers can begin implementing now:
1. Minimum Wage and Exempt Employees Salary Threshold: Adjust pay levels for increasing minimum wage and ensure exempt employees are paid minimum threshold salaries to qualify as exempt.
There are a lot of California employment law developments at the mid-point of 2019. Below are five recent videos from our YouTube Channel discussing these new developments. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to keep current.
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With June gloom bearing down on us here in Southern California, it may not feel like it outside, but July is right around the corner. As written about previously here, many local city and county minimum wage requirements will increase on July 1, 2019. California employers should review a few items to ensure the