California law does not require employers to provide their employees with paid vacation. However, if an employer has a policy providing its employees with paid vacation, the administration of the benefits is strictly...more
10/5/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Labor Code ,
Non-Residents ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Severance Agreements ,
Vacation Leave ,
Vacation Pay ,
Wage and Hour
The standards for “suitable seating” cases in California were set by the California Supreme Court’s landmark 2016 decision of Kilby v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc. Ever since this decision was handed down, employers and employee...more
The long-fought bag-check battle against Apple is coming to an end, and the employee class just won a major victory in California when a federal court of appeals ruled that the company must pay its workers for the time spent...more
Following a line of recent federal and state court cases, California employers are required to compensate employees receiving commissions and piece rates separately for non-productive time and rest periods. In a recent...more
1/4/2019
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CA Supreme Court ,
Compensation ,
Employee Commissions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Code ,
Minimum Wage ,
Payroll Records ,
Petition for Review ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Rate of Pay ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
In deciding whether California’s overtime laws apply to non-resident employees who spend full days or weeks working in the state, the California Supreme Court has previously held the state’s labor code applies to overtime...more
A California appellate court ruled on February 28, 2017, that employees paid on a commission basis must be separately compensated for legally required rest periods (Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC). Although this decision...more
A California appellate court ruled yesterday that workers paid on a commission basis must be separately compensated for legally required rest periods (Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC). When combined with a state Supreme...more