The Court of Appeal in California just published an opinion that threatens to change how employers structure on-call duties. Contradicting long-settled precedent that on-call time need not be paid unless an employee’s activities are unduly ...
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Updates
As Private Attorneys General Act Filings Increase, Businesses Intensify and Expand Defense Efforts
The California Private Attorneys General Act, better known as “PAGA,” authorizes individual employees to sue for Labor Code violations on behalf of all their co-workers. They can do this regardless of the number of co-workers, whether they ...
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Podcast: Employee Travel Time Compensation
A 2018 appellate court decision will help you get employee travel time compensation right.
This is a question we get from employers a lot, “How do we compensate employees for travel time to the job site? The reason they’re asking is partly because ...
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2019 Brings New Penalties for Skilled & Trained Workforce Violations
As many public works contractors are aware, over the last several years, California has adopted skilled and trained workforce requirements which mandate that contractors working on specific types of projects employ a certain percentage of ...
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Wage Hour Update: California Healthcare Workers Can Forgo Second Meal Break
Healthcare workers in California who work a 12-hour shift can forgo their second meal break and leave work a half hour sooner. The decision, handed down by the California Supreme Court last week, ended a lawsuit that was into its eleventh ...
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Overview for ‘19: California’s New Employment Laws
For 2019, California employers should be aware of these new and updated laws.
New Laws
SB 1300 The Sexual Harassment Omnibus Bill
As of January 1, 2019, employers cannot require employees to: release a FEHA claim “in exchange for a raise or ...
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California Employers Face New Requirements in the #MeToo Era
It’s no surprise that the 2018 Legislative session concluded with a variety of measures addressing the hottest topic of the year: sexual harassment in the workplace. California has always been on the forefront of harassment prevention training, but ...
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Walmart Agrees to Settle for $65 Million in a PAGA Class Action
Walmart, Inc. has agreed to pay $65 million to end a class action suit with cashiers who claimed that the company violated a California wage order requiring businesses to give certain workers seating and breaks for jobs that require standing. While ...
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