California Employer LAWlert: Get Ready! New Minimum Wage Ordinance for City of Los Angeles is Coming
California
California Employer LAWlert: Get Ready! New Minimum Wage Ordinance for City of Los Angeles is Coming

Important Points: The wage ordinance applies to full-time, part-time and temporary employees who perform at least two hours of work within a particular week in…

State Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1st
Alaska
State Minimum Wage Increases Effective January 1st

State                  Current     Jan 1st    Increase  Alaska                  $8.75         $9.75  …

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