Devastating News for Employers on Meal and Rest Period Premiums
The California Supreme Court determined that employers must use the employee’s regular rate of pay in calculating the premium paid to employees who were not [...]
Taking Employees’ Temperature Could be Compensable Time
We have previously notified clients that time spent on the employer’s premises waiting for, and undergoing, required exit inspections or searches of packages, bags or [...]
Meal Period Rounding Rejected by the California Supreme Court
Pursuant to California’s wage orders, an employer must provide employees with a 30-minute meal period before the end of the 5th hour of work. A [...]
Pay Data Reporting Requirements for California Employers of 100 or More
As we reported during the Year in Review 2020 workshop, California adopted a system for employers of 100 or more persons to report data on [...]
The Newsom Who Stole Christmas California’s Regional Stay Home Order
Just when you thought it could not get any worse in California, it did! At noon on Thursday, December 3, 2020, Governor Newsom issued a [...]
New Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Standard
COVID-19 continues to make life more difficult! On November 19, 2020, the Occupational Safety & Health Standards Board approved an emergency temporary safety standard [...]