California - Wage & Hour

On October 4, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) No. 616 into law. SB 616 amends California’s paid sick leave law to expand mandatory paid sick leave from three days or twenty-four hours to five days or forty hours. The increased paid sick leave requirements take effect on

On September 28, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) No. 1228 into law, repealing the FAST Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act (FAST Recovery Act) (AB 257) and replacing it with a $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast food workers, among other provisions.

By: Furloughs Trigger Employer’s Obligation To Pay Final Wages Immediately By: Furloughs Trigger Employer’s Obligation To Pay Final Wages Immediately A recent Ninth Circuit panel held that Hyatt employees who were “laid off” in March 2020 were entitled to payment of their accrued vacation time immed

California’s scheme of wage and hour law is vast, complex, and ever changing. It can be difficult for employers to keep up with the mandates to avoid liability.

By: CDF Wage and Hour Task Force Monthly Tips - “Tips on Tips” By: CDF Wage and Hour Task Force Monthly Tips - “Tips on Tips” This is the fifth post in our monthly series of CDF’s Labor & Employment Law Blog, providing California employers with wage and hour compliance tips and

This is the fourth post in our monthly series of CDF’s Labor & Employment Law Blog providing California employers with wage and hour compliance tips and best practices. In California, non-exempt employees who are not part of a proper alternative workweek schedule are entitled to overtime wages at on

On March 29, 2023, the California Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin of an employee’s claim that California Labor Code Section 204 requires employees to be paid on weekends. The California high court declined to review the case Parsons v. Estenson Logistics, LLC , in which an employee

On April 7, 2023, the Los Angeles City Council proposed an ordinance to increase the minimum wage for both hotel workers and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) workers.

By: California Exempts Certain Airline Cabin Crew from California Meal and Rest Period Mandates On March 23, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 41 providing relief for employers with airline cabin crew employees covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement (CBA) under the Federal Ra

The recent seizure and shutdown of two prominent regional banks – Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank – highlights for employers the issues that an unexpected liquidity crisis may bring. And, it’s not just banking institutions that face wage and hour violations after unanticipated liquidity issue

In this episode, Jen and fellow Shaw Law Group wage-hour guru Megan Donaghey discuss recent court guidance addressing California’s meal period rules.

Part of a recently passed pay predictability ordinance in Los Angeles is already causing some confusion for employers over a provision requiring retail employers to pay workers a premium for working a second shift within ten hours of the first shift. Such tightly scheduled shifts often occur when a

This is the second post of a new monthly series of CDF’s Labor & Employment Law Blog providing California employers with wage and hour compliance tips and best practices. On the heels of the Ninth Circuit’s decision blocking California’s bar to mandatory arbitration agreements, as reported earlier t

Starting in November of 2023, businesses in Berkeley, California with at least 10 employees within the City of Berkeley will need to comply with a new Fair Work Week Ordinance. This ordinance will require covered employers to provide a written, good-faith estimate of employees’ work schedules before

Retail employers in Los Angeles will soon be required to provide employees with written, good faith estimates of their schedules and offer extra hours to current employees before hiring new workers under a new ordinance that takes effect on April 1, 2023. The “Los Angeles Fair Work Week Ordinance” m

New FAQs provide employers in San Francisco with answers about the calculation and payment of supplemental compensation for employees on covered military leave under the Military Leave Pay Protection Act (MLPPA). The FAQs also address notice to employees about their MLPPA rights and responsibilities

In September of 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1162 into law. That law creates and expands upon a number of obligations for California employers, including: 1. Requiring all California employers with 15 or more employees to include the pay scale for all advertised positions in all job post

This is the first post of a new monthly series of CDF’s Labor & Employment Law Blog providing California employers with wage and hour compliance tips and best practices. California’s reputation as a breeding ground for wage and hour litigation – the state is responsible for a disproportionally large

The California Civil Rights Division (CRD) recently released updated guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) for the 2022 California pay data reports, which covered employers must submit via the CRD’s pay data portal by May 10, 2023.

On January 20, 2023, San Francisco Mayor London Breed approved a city ordinance that will require large, private employers to provide differential paid leave for military reservists called up to active duty. The “Military Leave Pay Protection Act” adds Article 33Q to the city Police Code, and will m