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Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

Court Rules Outside Salesperson Exemption Turns on Employer Control

Until recently, employers had the luxury of interpreting the outside salesperson exemption to minimum wage, overtime and meal and rest period requirements at face value. This is because the definition of an “outside...more

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Appellate Court Holds That Percentage Bonuses Can Be Calculated Using FLSA Method

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In a pro-employer decision addressing the overlap of federal and California wage and hour law, the California Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District upheld summary adjudication for the employer, finding that the...more

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California’s Labor Commissioner Publishes FAQ for Garment Protection Act

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In September 2021, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 62 which expands the definition of the garment manufacturing industry for purposes of wage claim enforcement to include brand guarantors. A brand guarantor is...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: June 2021

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Levanoff v. Dragas, Nos. G058480, G058709, 2021 WL 2621360 (Cal. Ct. App. June 25, 2021) - Summary: Employer did not violate California law by selecting a method of calculating the regular rate of pay that most benefitted...more

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Use of Rate-In-Effect Overtime Calculation Method Where It Benefited Employees Approved by California Court of Appeal

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Earlier this week a hard fought victory was secured for California employers when a California Court of Appeal found that the employer did not violate the law when it selected a method of calculating the regular rate of pay...more

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California Court of Appeal Approves Use of Rate-In-Effect Overtime Calculation Method Where It Benefited Employees

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California law generally requires that non-exempt employees be paid 1.5 times their “regular rate of pay” for work performed beyond 40 hours in a week or 8 hours in a day – and twice their “regular rate of pay” for time...more

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California Supreme Court Will Have The Final Word On Exceptions To Activity-Based Pay Systems

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Over a decade has passed since an appellate court in California ruled that employers could not average pay for productive activity to include unpaid non-productive activity in meeting their minimum wage obligations. That...more

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Employment Defense: Workforce Classification

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The analysis of whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor for purposes of California’s Wage Orders became more restrictive in 2018 following the California Supreme Court’s adoption of the “ABC” test in the...more

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California Supreme Court Clarifies Overtime Calculation Involving Flat Sum Bonuses

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In a less-than-favorable decision for employers – Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation – the California Supreme Court addressed how to calculate the overtime pay rate when the employee earns a non-production, flat sum bonus...more

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Employment Law Reporter May 2018: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished – California Supreme Court Decision May Change the Way Employers...

California is a difficult landscape for employers, and last month, the California Supreme Court made that landscape all the more difficult. In a case called Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp., the California Supreme Court...more

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Are You Doing It Right? California Supreme Court Clarifies Overtime Rate Calculations

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It is an old joke that the world can be divided into people who are good at math and those who go to law school. Whether you believe the joke or not, math – or in this case, simple arithmetic – can be at the heart of many...more

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Key California Employment Law Cases: March 2018

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This month’s two key California employment law cases are both significant decisions involving wage and hour laws. Alvarado v. DART Container Corp. of Cal., 4 Cal. 5th 542 (2018) - Summary: California formula for...more

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California Departs From the Federal Overtime Calculation Standard - State Supreme Court Retroactively Adopts California Division...

California businesses must follow a different standard than that allowed under the federal rules when calculating overtime to address flat sum bonuses. ...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

California Supreme Court Confirms Special State Rule on Calculating Overtime Premiums Arising From Bonuses

In Alvarado v. Dart Container Corporation of California, the California Supreme Court clarified how a flat sum bonus – a bonus that is independent of the number of hours worked by an employee – must be enhanced to comply with...more

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Calculating Overtime Pay When Paying a Flat Sum Bonus in a Single Pay Period

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Failing to comply with last week’s California Supreme Court order concerning overtime pay and lump sum bonuses may expose you to costly class actions like so many other California employers....more

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California Supreme Court Breaks With FLSA on Overtime Due for Flat-Sum Bonuses

• In Alvarado v. Dart Container Corp. of California, the California Supreme Court held that California law—unlike federal law—requires employers to calculate overtime by treating flat-sum bonuses as if they were earned during...more

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California Changes the Rules for Calculating Overtime on Employee Bonuses

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The California Supreme Court just threw employers a serious curveball with respect to how employers must calculate overtime. And it did so by claiming employers should have known of this calculation method even though the...more

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Federal Formula For “Flat Sum” Bonus Overtime Calculation Rejected

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California employers must use the formula prescribed by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Manual to calculate overtime on flat sum bonuses, not the bonus overtime formula used under federal law....more

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Your Comprehensive Guide to 2018 Proposed California Legislation

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February 16 was the deadline to introduce new bills in the California Legislature. By that date, nearly 2,200 bills were introduced. While that may seem like a staggering amount of legislative proposals (especially for a...more

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Employers' Legislative Update: Governor Brown Signs New Bills

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Tis the season for new laws in California and not all of it brings good tidings and cheer for employers. Recently, Governor Jerry Brown signed several state Assembly and Senate Bills affecting those who employ domestic...more

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2016 Employment Bills Moving Through The CA Legislative Process

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Pending new bills that have now passed their house of origin would (i) expand DLSE enforcement authority, (ii) impose advance scheduling requirements on restaurant, grocery, and retail employers, (iii)...more

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