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Today, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final regulations making changes to overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This means that, for the first time in many years, California employers must pay attention to the U.S. DOL's...
AB 2757 (Gonzalez), which seeks to repeal longstanding law allowing California Agriculture to pay overtime after 10 hours of work in a day passed the California Assembly's Labor and Employment Committee on April 6, 2016. Presently, Labor Code section 554...
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...
The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), with the assistance of Sagaser, Watkins & Wieland PC attorneys Howard A. Sagaser and Ian B. Wieland, has filed suit against the California Agriculture Labor Relations Board ("ALRB"), accusing the ALRB of violating constitutional...
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...
The California Fair Employment and Housing Councils updated the California Family Rights Act ("CFRA") regulations. These updates have been approved and are effective as of July 1, 2015. There are significant amendments made to clarify certain CFRA provisions...
California's Labor Commissioner issued an Opinion Letter on August 7, 2015 in response to the following inquiry: "If an employee currently works a regular 10 hour shift, and if the employer elects to proceed under a "no accrual or carry over" system in the manner...
On July 13, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill No. 304, which amended several aspects of California's paid sick leave law - the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014. The Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 provides that an...
Below is the comments submitted to the ALRB on September 9, 2015. If you have questions regarding the ALRB's access rule, the ALRB's proposed worker education rule, or any other employment and labor law issues, please call (559) 421- 7000 and ask for one of our...
Earlier this summer, a major settlement was reached in two lawsuits, filed in 2009 and 2012, alleging failures to protect farm workers from heat illness and death. The lawsuits, titled Bautista, et al v. State of California, et al., were filed against Cal/OSHA by...