On October 15th, 2015, I was part of a panel/roundtable discussion regarding minimum wages. The panel was presented by the Government Affairs Committee of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce at the request of the City of...more
For the third year in a row, the California Senate is seeking to increase California’s minimum wage with automatic adjustments for inflation. Specifically, Senate Bill 3 proposes to raise minimum wage to $11 per hour on...more
Abercrombie & Fitch’s “Look Policy” Needs A Makeover After The Supreme Court Looked At It -
The Abercrombie & Fitch clothing company is famous for their scantily clad models with six-packs and very little actual clothing...more
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Any California employer that has been in hiding the last six months or more may not be aware that California’s minimum wage increases to $9 per hour from the existing minimum wage of $8 per hour on July 1, 2014. In addition...more
In a brief memorandum recently issued to the Secretary of Labor, President Obama directed the Department of Labor (DOL) to update federal overtime rules. As noted in the memorandum, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...more
All California employers should by now be using the new minimum wage law poster released by the California Industrial Welfare Commission. The poster serves to notify all employees of the planned minimum wage increases that...more
So you want to help out an ambitious kid that really wants to make a few dollars over the holidays by giving him or her a job? In general, it is possible to put children 12 years of age and older to work in California,...more
With another year comes another new set of laws for California employers; what else would you expect from sending a bunch of legislators to Sacramento? Here is an overview of the highlights (or lowlights, depending on your...more
Assembly Bill 10 has been passed by the California Legislature and Governor Jerry Brown has already stated that he will sign it. Once signed, AB 10 will amend Labor Code Section 1182.12 to increase the minimum wage in...more
The skies are clear, but there is a storm coming for California employers. The California Legislature has a full agenda of employment laws to consider over the summer months that will have a substantial impact on employers. ...more
California’s Department of Industrial Relations has announced increases to the minimum pay required for computer software employees to maintain their status as exempt from overtime (assuming other exemption requirements are...more
Catchy title, right? In this case, however, it isn’t necessarily true since we are talking about computer software employees and physician employees and not Bill Gates. Nevertheless, California’s Department of Industrial...more