New Laws in California, Louisiana and Texas Effective January 1, 2016
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New Laws in California, Louisiana and Texas Effective January 1, 2016

California School Activities Leave Expansion Starts January 1 California’s law allowing unpaid time off for employees to participate in their children’s school or daycare activities…

California Employer LAWlert: Governor Signs More New Employment Bills into Law
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California Employer LAWlert: Governor Signs More New Employment Bills into Law

Governor Edmund G. Brown recently signed several new employment bills into law for California Employers.  PAGA amended California's Private Attorney General Act (PAGA) authorizes an…

California Employer LAWlert: NEW AB 1513 Severely Limits Piece-Rate Compensation for Employers
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California Employer LAWlert: NEW AB 1513 Severely Limits Piece-Rate Compensation for Employers

Governor Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr. signed into law legislation that re-writes the definition and rules governing the payment of piece-rate compensation in California. Assembly Bill…

California Employer LAWlert: Overtime Law Has Far-Reaching Effects on Home Health Care Industry
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California Employer LAWlert: Overtime Law Has Far-Reaching Effects on Home Health Care Industry

The basic tenet California’s overtime law seems straightforward and unassailable: Workers who work more than eight hours at a time are entitled to overtime pay.…

California Employer LAWlert: Equal Pay Act Is Law
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California Employer LAWlert: Equal Pay Act Is Law

Female workers in California will get new tools to challenge gender-based wage gaps under legislation signed into law Tuesday that supporters say offers the strongest…

California Employer LAWlert: Amendments to Paid Sick Leave Law, Effective Immediately
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California Employer LAWlert: Amendments to Paid Sick Leave Law, Effective Immediately

On July 13, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown approved AB 304 Sick Leave: Accrual and Limitations, which amends the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014…

California Employer LAWlert: New Sick Leave Law Will Require This Posting to be Displayed Where Employees Can Easily Read It
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California Employer LAWlert: New Sick Leave Law Will Require This Posting to be Displayed Where Employees Can Easily Read It

Effective July 1, 2015, the Healthy Workplaces/Healthy Families Act of 2014 or the CA Paid Sick Leave Law will entitle most employees in California to…

California Employer LAWlert: RECAP OF NEW PAID SICK LEAVE LAW: Coming to an employer near you July 1, 2015
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California Employer LAWlert: RECAP OF NEW PAID SICK LEAVE LAW: Coming to an employer near you July 1, 2015

Starting July 1, 2015 most employees will be entitled to up to three days of paid sick leave each year.  Here are the details. WHO…

California Employer LAWlert: SUPREME COURT RULES THAT SLEEPING IS HOURS WORKED
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California Employer LAWlert: SUPREME COURT RULES THAT SLEEPING IS HOURS WORKED

The California Supreme Court in the matter of Mendiola v. CPS Security Solutions, Inc., has reversed the California Court of Appeals, ruling that employees on…

California Employer LAWlert: New Law Requires Anti-Bullying Training in the Workplace
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California Employer LAWlert: New Law Requires Anti-Bullying Training in the Workplace

Current California law requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide two hours of sexual harassment training and education to all supervisors and managers…