With the fires effecting large portions of Southern California and Los Angeles this week, it is a good time to review some of the obligations employers have in regards to pay and leave issues during times of natural disasters. The picture above is one I took showing the smoke covering the northern part of
California employers cannot forget about detailed employment provisions such as reporting time pay. Given the natural disasters facing California recently, I was interviewed on public radio about employer’s obligations during times of emergencies and natural disasters. So I thought this Friday’s Five would be a good reminder about when employers need to pay reporting time
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rnia employers cannot forget about detailed employment provisions such as reporting time pay. This Friday’s Five provide a list of five things California employers should understand about reporting time pay:
1. What is reporting time pay?
California law requires an employer to pay “reporting time pay” under the applicable Wage Order. This requires that
In my last post, I wrote about what steps employers should talk to comply with the new employment laws for 2015. This post discusses more generally what employers should audit on a yearly basis. And with the year coming to a close, now is a great time to review these five items:
1. Expense reimbursement
Employees of AirTouch who worked for the cellular provider filed a putative class action alleging that the AirTouch employees were entitled to additional wages under California’s “reporting time pay” requirements. The plaintiffs alleged that they were owed reporting time pay for days on which they were required to attend store meetings, which lasted only a