by D. Gregory Valenza | |
Back in October 2019, the Court of Appeal decided that a meal or rest period penalty is calculated as one hour of pay, at the employee’s base rate of pay (exclusive of the value of bonuses, commissions, etc.). Remember? Here’s our original post about...
by D. Gregory Valenza | | June 14, 2019
Here are quick summaries of some recent employment law developments that may be of interest to California employers. OK, the first one will be of some interest. The second two are kind of boring. Meal Period Penalties / Premiums and PAGA – The Court of Appeal...
by D. Gregory Valenza | | July 20, 2018
Governor Jerry Brown just signed AB 2610 (here) This is a law that modifies Labor Code section 512, which mandates the California meal periods. Unfortunately, the new bill applies only to a very limited group of employers, as detailed below. And that means one thing:...
by D. Gregory Valenza | | July 19, 2018
Here are several developments around the California employment law world…No particular order. California revises its statute precluding employers from asking applicants about salary history. AB 2282, text here This new law clarifies Labor Code section 432.3...
by D. Gregory Valenza | | 3/5/2017
A couple of years ago, in 2015, the California Court of Appeal in Gerard v. Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center, threw the healthcare industry a vicious knuckleball. (Welcome back spring training!) The healthcare industry’s wage order, Wage Order 5, Section...