Minimum Wage and Overtime
California has one of the highest minimum wages and strictest overtime laws in the country. Compliance with wage and hour laws poses many challenges for employers, including:
- Determining which Wage Order and other regulations and statutes apply to the employer's industry or employee-base; Properly establishing an alternative workweek schedule;
- Determining the difference between exempt and non-exempt classifications;
- Determining the effect of California's Wage Orders on exempt employees;
- Properly calculating the regular rate for purposes of paying overtime;
- Implementing make-up time policies;
- Properly calculating hours worked.
While on its face the payment of wages appears to be straight-forward, California has ensured that it is not. It is tremendously technical and requires constant vigilance of the ever-changing regulatory landscape. Employees can either file a wage claim with the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (the Labor Commissioner's Office), or file a lawsuit in court against employers seeking back wages and waiting time penalties pursuant to Labor Code Section 203. Cook Brown has extensive experience defending employers against such wage claims and counseling employers on payment practices.
- Employer Liable for Pregnancy Discrimination Under FEHA
Terry A, Wills, Esq.
- Changes to Alternative Workweek Schedule Requirements Provide Greater Flexibility
Lisa V. Ryan, Esq.
- Updates to No-Match and E-Verify
Regina Silva, Esq.
- Sexual Harassment Outside the Workplace
Lisa V. Ryan, Esq.
- Employment Obligations to Employees of Subcontractors
Robert L. Boucher, Esq.
- The "Other" Adverse Provision in the Employee Free Choice Act
Ronald W. Brown, Esq.
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