The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") released its highly anticipated final rule for section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") which makes important changes to overtime eligibility, including:
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In Camp v. Home Depot, a Sixth Appellate District panel recently found against an employer that—although its electronic system recorded employee work-time to the minute—rounded daily totals to the nearest quarter-hour for...more
In an unexpected move, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently withdrew its 2021 opinion that had previously allowed the enforcement, in large part, of AB 51, a ban on mandatory arbitration agreements as...more
In a ruling favorable to California employers, the state's Court of Appeal recently confirmed that employers are not required to include hourly rates for prior pay periods on wage statements. In Meza v. Pacific Bell Telephone...more
California employers who pay bonuses to nonexempt employees should take a fresh look at the way they calculate their nonexempt employees’ overtime rates, based on the March 5, 2018 California Supreme Court decision in...more