- Overview of the Minimum Wage Increases
- Who is covered by the law
- The role of the fast-food council in addition to minimum
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California Supreme Court Issues Opinion on “Hours Worked”
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In its recent opinion in Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors, the California Supreme Court addressed three inquiries posed by the 9th Circuit. These inquiries specifically relate to the definition of “hours worked” within the context of the California wage order applicable to the construction, drilling, logging, and mining industries, as well as the California labor…
Governor Signs Bill to Exempt Certain Businesses from Fast Food Minimum Wage
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On March 26, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 610, which amends the definition of “fast food restaurant” to exempt restaurants in airports, hotels, event centers, theme parks, museums, and certain other locations from the requirements set forth under the Fast Food Council requirements.
Last year, Newsom signed AB 1228, which repeals…
California Updates Pay Data Reporting Requirements for 2024
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California’s pay data reporting portal will open on February 1, 2024, and employers will be required to report on three new data points.
Since 2020, California has mandated that employers with at least 100 employees submit a pay data report to the state Civil Rights Department (CRD) as part of its efforts to advance…
Potentially Good News For California Healthcare Employers
By Jonathan A. Siegel & Allen F. Acosta on
Posted in Wage and Hour
In light of California’s $37.86 billion budget shortfall, it is being reported that Governor Newsom is seeking changes to the California Healthcare Worker Minimum Wage law including the delay of the initial compliance date of June 1, 2024. It is not clear yet what the changes will be to the new law nor how far…
Computer Software Employees and Physicians Overtime Exemption Rates for 2024
By Janelle J. Sahouria & Alicia Morrell on
Posted in Wage and Hour
For an employee to be exempt from overtime regulations under California law, the employee must fit into a category of work that is deemed exempt.
The most common exemptions are the executive, administrative, and professional exemptions. Workers who are employed in administrative, managerial, executive, or professional capacities generally fall under one of these exemptions. Each…
4 Things for Employers to Know About Wages and the Holidays
By Jacklin Rad & Ikedi O. Onyemaobim on
Posted in Wage and Hour
- Hours worked on a holiday, Saturdays or Sundays should be treated like hours worked on any other
Compensation for Food Handler Certification in California
By Sayaka Karitani on
Posted in Wage and Hour
In October, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 476, which requires food facility employers to pay an employee for any cost associated with the employee obtaining a food handler card, considering the time it takes for the employee to complete the training and certification program to be compensable as “hours worked.”
Under the Health…
California Gives Health Care Workers a Raise
By Jonathan A. Siegel & Allen F. Acosta on
Posted in Wage and Hour
Depending upon many different factors, a state-wide minimum wage has been established for healthcare workers in California which will be phased in over time. On October 13, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 525, which enacts a multi-tiered statewide minimum wage schedule for health care workers employed by certain covered healthcare facilities. The…
Reminder: City of Berkeley Fair Workweek Ordinance Operative January 2024
By Cepideh Roufougar & Julia A. Olivier on
Posted in Wage and Hour
In December 2022, the City of Berkeley passed the Fair Workweek Employment Standards Ordinance. The ordinance will become operative on January 12, 2024.
The Berkeley ordinance is similar to the City of Los Angeles’s Fair Work Week Ordinance which took effect April 1, 2023,and other local ordinances regarding how employees are scheduled…