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Employers across California, and the nation for that matter, are taking steps to modernize time-clocks utilized in the workplace. Employers are replacing pen and paper time-sheets or standard "punch" time-clocks with modern, biometric timekeeping systems as a means of...
It has been long-standing law in California that employment-related agreements cannot contain provisions that would prevent former employees from engaging in new employment of their choice, even if that new employment involves competition with their former employer....
Finally, a victory for employers! Earlier today, on May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Epic Systems Corporation v. Lewis, ruling that employers can require employees to waive their right to bring class action claims....
The below article appeared in the November 28, 2017 Los Angeles Daily Journal regarding the outcome of a California Supreme Court ruling. The case involved the ongoing Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) certification of a collective bargaining election...
Does the Seventh Day of Rest/ One Day's Rest in Seven Rule Apply to California Agricultural Employees starting January 1, 2017? Yes. Many employers are aware that AB 1066 will slowly raise overtime wages for agricultural employees beginning January 1, 2019 with a...
When do these regulations go into effect? · April 1, 2016 What must California employers do to comply? · Ensure they have written policies that comply with the new regulations · Disseminate these policies in one or more of the manners described below · Continue...
AB 1513 sets forth various new requirements for employers who pay employees piece-rate compensation. Effective January 1, 2016, section 226.2 will be added to the California Labor Code. Labor Code section 226.2 creates numerous mandates for employers, including, but...