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California has increased the minimum wage for all employers to $16 per hour, up from $15.50 a year ago. This change applies to nonexempt workers but also affects exempt workers since their salaries must be 1.5 times or twice the mandated minimum wage. Fast food and...
In the aftermath of the pandemic, changes to business and lifestyle cultures have been massive. Locked in their homes, people learned they could work at home without commuting. Not needing to commute, people have learned to do their shopping online. This has upended...
Workplace safety goes beyond hard hats and safety goggles. An effective anti-harassment program protects employees from unseen threats that can harm their well-being and job satisfaction. These initiatives go beyond simply following laws—they foster an environment...
As a California employer, you’re obligated to provide proper training and equipment to keep your employees safe on the job. This may include a written program for injury and illness prevention. You must adhere to all health and safety standards set by the Occupational...
One of the best ways to protect your business from allegations of discrimination and retaliation is to ensure that you’re utilizing a progressive disciplinary system. This type of system puts an employee on notice of a work performance or behavioral issue, thereby...
For employers, any type of litigation notice can be stress-inducing, including inquiries from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. As with any type of potential litigation risk, business owners worry about the costs, the amount of resources needed for the...
A proposed change in how the U.S. Department of Labor decides if a worker is an employee or independent contractor is back, at least for now. A federal judge recently ruled that the Labor Department violated federal rules of administrative procedure when it tried to...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is one of the most far-reaching of the laws passed during President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. The statute was intended to ensure that employees received all of the employment benefits offered by federal law. Much of the...
The year 2022 is fast approaching. A number of new laws affecting large California employers are set to go into effect. If your business is not up to date on these changes, you could expose yourself to potentially expensive legal complaints from your workforce....
A well-established private company sometimes has no choice but to let an employee go. Under California at-will employment laws, employers are allowed to terminate an employee’s employment at any time for any legal reason. However, an employee may find reasons to...
