California - Wage & Hour

It is important for employers in California to understand what is permitted for wage deductions to maintain compliance and avoid potential pitfalls.

By: Reminder: Get Ready for Los Angeles County’s Fair Work Week Ordinance Effective Date: July 1, 2025 As we previously blogged , effective July 1, 2025, Los Angeles County’s new Fair Work Week Ordinance requires qualifying retailers and grocers (300+ employees nationwide in unincorporated LA County

On April 21, the California Court of Appeal issued a significant ruling in favor of employers. In Bradsbery v. Vicar Operating, the court held that revocable meal period waivers prospectively signed by employees are enforceable,

All 2024 California pay data reporting filings are due to be filed no later than May 14, 2025. Failing to meet this deadline could subject employers to fines or penalties of up to $100 per employee for a first violation and up to $200 per employee for a second violation.

In this episode, Jen explains the value of wage-hour audits.

In this episode, Jen discusses the new California law related to time off for crime victims and another mandatory paid sick leave expansion.

The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) recently released updated guidance for the 2024 pay data reporting cycle. The updated guidance makes significant changes to the race/ethnicity categories while leaving most other aspects of the prior year reporting process in place.

By: Olympic Wages Approved by Los Angeles City Council As a present to organized labor, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve a draft of the “ Olympic Wage Ordinance ” that, when finalized, will have a profound impact on the City’s hotel industry--an industry experiencing an unexpected spike

On December 11, 2024, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve a draft ordinance proposal to increase the minimum wage in the tourism industry ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. This proposal was seemingly approved to avoid threats of a strike from local unions that represent hotel, airpor

By: Think Beating a Settlement Offer Protects You? California’s Surprising Ruling Says Otherwise In Wage And Hour Context California employers may not be able to recover the costs of a lawsuit from prevailing employees in certain types of wage claims, even if they obtained a more favorable result af

In this episode, Jen addresses new state pay transparency laws and the complications they create for remote workers.

By: California’s Ban on Subminimum Wage for Disabled Workers Effective January 2025 and DOL May Soon Follow For years, Federal law authorized employers to pay wages below the federal minimum wage to incentivize employers to hire disabled employees who might not otherwise have been hired. To qualify,

Yes, the California minimum wage is going up again. Effective January 1, 2025, all employers, regardless of size, must pay workers at least $16.50 per hour. The Director of the CA Department of Finance determined and certified that

By: California’s Computer Professional Exemption Minimum Compensation to Increase by 2.5% Next Year Section 515.5 of the California Labor Code provides that certain California computer software professionals are exempt from the overtime requirements of state law outlined in the various wage orders a

California voters narrowly rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage for some employees to $18.00 per hour by January 1, 2025, and for all California employees by January 1, 2026. This reportedly is the first rejection of a minimum wage ballot measure in the state’s

In 2016, the California Legislature enacted a law increasing the minimum wage in steps over a period of years. After reaching $15/hour, the law ties the minimum wage to the U.S. Consumer Price Index. Currently,

By: California Prop. 32: A Closer Look at Minimum Wage Increases Should Proposition 32 be voted into law this year, California faces yet another minimum wage hike. Current Minimum Wage Landscape The Golden State has surely lived up to its name, offering employees one of the highest state minimum wag

On July 2, 2024, Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Katy Yaroslavsky introduced a motion to the City Council to expand the fair workweek predictable scheduling ordinance to fast-food workers. On September 25, 2024, various business interests filed letters of opposition to the pro

At the November 5, 2024 election, California voters will determine the fate of Proposition 32 , which proposes to increase the state minimum wage and provide for automatic future adjustments tied to inflation.

At the end of June, the Governor paused the California health care worker minimum wage due to budget concerns. The bill was delayed until certain state