In this Friday’s Five post, I discuss five items that SoCal employers should review to ensure compliance with the minimum wage and paid sick leave increases in many cities and counties that took effect on July 1, 2016 or soon thereafter.
Los Angeles area employers: checklist to comply with July 1 minimum wage and paid sick leave laws
Next week Los Angeles employers need to comply with new minimum wage and paid sick leave requirements. I have written about the new laws a lot recently, but wanted to provide five items in today’s Friday’s Five to review in ensuring your company is ready for the new laws for next week’s deadlines:
- Understand
Five local minimum wage and paid sick leave laws applicable to Southern California
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
Don’t forget to update wage information on notices required by Wage Theft Protection Act in 2016
California employers are required to provide non-exempt employees with certain information upon hire as required by the Wage Theft Protection Act. The law became effective in 2012 and is codified at Labor Code section 2810.5. Many employers use the Labor Commissioner’s template (embedded below) to meet their legal requirement, and will pre-populate the items in
Friday’s Five: Five employment law areas to review for 2016
As we approach the close of 2015, employers should take the time to review their 
employment law policies and practices. I’m often asked where should the process start? Here are five areas employers can focus on to start the audit process:
1. Employee handbooks
Employers need to ensure their policies are up to date, and
Friday’s Five: Five recent employment law developments employers should heed
This Friday’s Five covers five employment law developments that occurred in August 2015 that will have an impact for employers in California.
1) NLRB ruling widens which companies may be considered “joint employers”
In a 3-2 decision, the NLRB ruled that Browning-Ferris Industries of California, Inc. was a joint employer with a staffing agency, Leadpoint
Five employment related bills California employers must monitor
With summer upon us, the California legislature is busy working on bills that could impact employers. Here are five employment bills being considered by the state legislature that California employers should keep an eye on:
1. SB 3 – Increase in minimum wage and indexing to inflation
Currently, California minimum wage is set to increase
Five statutes that can shift attorney’s fees to employers
You may recall from your college business law class of the “American rule” regarding attorney’s fees: generally in the United States each side is responsible to their own attorney’s fees, and unlike other countries, the loser does not have to pay the other party’s attorney’s fees. Employers can basically ignore this general rule