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New 2016 California Employment Laws White Paper Is Ready
CalChamber’s employment law counsel wrapped up their analysis of the significant pieces of employment-related legislation that Governor Brown signed into law and prepared a white paper summarizing...
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Judge Dismisses Apple Workers Claim for Unpaid Security Check Time
Judge says workers not entitled to pay for security searches. A federal district court judge recently tossed a class action lawsuit brought by more than 12,000 current and former Apple workers who...
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Gift or Re-Gift? The Company Gift-Giving Season is Here!
While checking off your holiday gift-giving list, you might also be shopping for co-workers. Whether buying for the office holiday party, “Secret Santa” or gift swap, it is the gift-giving season and...
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IRS Announces 2016 Standard Mileage Rates; Business Rate Decreases
The 2016 IRS optional standard mileage rate for business miles driven is 54 cents per mile. On December 17, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the 2016 optional standard mileage rates used...
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New Piece-Rate Legislation: Guidance
New piece-rate compensation legislation goes into effect January 1, 2016. The piece-rate compensation system is common in industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, automotive repair, truck...
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Results Are In: State Agencies Target Underground Economy
The LETF looks for companies paying their employees under the table. California’s Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF), a coalition of government enforcement agencies under the direction of the...
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Revised Double-Pay Holiday Bill Back for Assembly Vote
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that requires double pay for work on Thanksgiving awaits action by the Assembly. A previous version of the bill failed to pass the Assembly last year....
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EEOC Would Collect Pay Data from W-2s Under New Proposal
In a significant departure from existing requirements, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced that it is seeking to require large employers to report pay data to the...
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Misclassified Housecleaners Receive $50K Each in Back Pay
The California Labor Commissioner recently intervened on behalf of a group of housecleaners who were improperly classified as independent contractors and paid less than minimum wage with no overtime....
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Spring Forward
Even though we just fell back in November, it is time to spring forward. Daylight saving time is set to start at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13. Thankfully, the time change is more automatic than it used...
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Supreme Court Allows Workers to Use Averages in Overtime Claim
Today, the United States Supreme Court allowed a $5.8 million verdict for unpaid overtime against Tyson Foods to stand. Because the company didn’t keep complete and adequate time and pay records, the...
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Equal Pay Day: California Employers Remember Your New Obligations
Today, President Obama is observing Equal Pay Day. According to the White House, this is “the date in the current year that represents the extra days a typical woman working full-time would have to...
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Gift or Re-Gift? The Company Gift-Giving Season is Here!
While checking off your holiday gift-giving list, you might also be shopping for co-workers. Whether buying for the office holiday party, “Secret Santa” or gift swap, it is the gift-giving season and...
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IRS Announces 2016 Standard Mileage Rates; Business Rate Decreases
The 2016 IRS optional standard mileage rate for business miles driven is 54 cents per mile. On December 17, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the 2016 optional standard mileage rates used...
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New Piece-Rate Legislation: Guidance
New piece-rate compensation legislation goes into effect January 1, 2016. The piece-rate compensation system is common in industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, automotive repair, truck...
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Results Are In: State Agencies Target Underground Economy
The LETF looks for companies paying their employees under the table. California’s Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF), a coalition of government enforcement agencies under the direction of the...
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Closed for Memorial Day? Paying Wages to Employees
If an employer is closed on a payday that falls on a holiday listed in the California Government Code, such as Memorial Day, the employer can pay wages on the next business day. Of course, paying the...
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IRS Announces 2016 Standard Mileage Rates; Business Rate Decreases
The 2016 IRS optional standard mileage rate for business miles driven is 54 cents per mile. On December 17, 2015, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the 2016 optional standard mileage rates used...
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New Piece-Rate Legislation: Guidance
New piece-rate compensation legislation goes into effect January 1, 2016. The piece-rate compensation system is common in industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, automotive repair, truck...
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Results Are In: State Agencies Target Underground Economy
The LETF looks for companies paying their employees under the table. California’s Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF), a coalition of government enforcement agencies under the direction of the...
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