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California Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Timekeeping Rounding Case
On February 1, 2023, the California Supreme Court granted a petition to review the California Court of Appeal’s decision in Camp v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. In the appellate court’s decision, Home...
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Employers Don’t Need to Count Overtime Twice in Percentage Bonuses
A California Court of Appeals recently ruled that employers can calculate nondiscretionary percentage bonuses using the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) calculation method detailed in FLSA...
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Four 2023 Bills That Would Negatively Affect California Employers
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Policy Advocate Ashley Hoffman discuss four bills that, if passed, would significantly affect...
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How to Properly Pay Employees Webinar
California’s wage and hour laws — which include classifying exempt employees, minimum wage, overtime, final pay and so much more — are some of the toughest and most complex in the nation, and many go...
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Free White Paper: California’s Pay Equity Focus Increases Employers’...
On May 2, 2023, the California Chamber of Commerce (CalChamber) signed California’s Equal Pay Pledge, underscoring its commitment to and endorsement of efforts to close the gender pay gap. In...
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No Pay Secrecy; Bona Fide Factors OK to Justify Pay Differences
We recently gave only one of our employees a merit-based raise after an excellent performance review and asked that employee not to tell others. The employee still told their coworkers and now several...
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Employers Responsible for Employees’ Business Expenses Incurred During...
A recent Court of Appeal held that although government COVID-19 mandates required remote work arrangements, employers are still responsible for reimbursements of business expenses that occurred during...
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Reporting Time Pay: When It’s Owed Depends on Circumstances
My employee showed up for her shift in the wrong safety equipment, then later went home sick after clocking in for 30 minutes. Do I owe her “reporting time pay”? “Reporting time pay” is a type of...
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New Employment Laws Starting in 2024
This year’s legislative session ended with a flurry and, as usual, hundreds of bills were sent to California Governor Newsom’s desk, many of which impact employment law. Now that the dust has settled,...
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New 2024 Computer Professionals, Licensed Physicians Rates
California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced 2024 rates (effective January 1, 2024) for the computer software employee exemption and the licensed physicians and surgeons exemption....
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2024 Social Security, CA SDI Taxable Wage Base, Withholding Rates
Employers should know about two new taxable wage base updates for 2024. The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced that, for 2024, the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social...
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Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday
This Sunday, November 5, most people will enjoy the extra hour of rest as daylight saving time officially ends at 2 a.m. — but there are some workplace-related things to keep in mind. For starters,...
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Late Payment of Wages: Per Worker Penalty Escalates with 2nd Violation
Our payroll company had some issues a couple of weeks ago, and, as a result, we ended up paying our employees seven days after the regular payday. Do we owe each employee an additional seven days of...
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IRS Announces 2024 Mileage Rates
On December 14, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced a slight increase in the 2024 optional standard mileage rates for business use (as this rate is based on an annual study of the fixed and...
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CalChamber-Opposed Bill Threatens California Companies with More Penalties...
A California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that exposes businesses to high penalties and litigation by expanding the scope of prohibited non-compete agreements is expected to be heard soon by the...
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Spring Forward Sunday for Daylight Saving Time (DST)!
This Sunday, March 10, at 2 a.m., all our smart devices — our mobile phones, smart watches, tablets, computers and Alexa-enabled assistants — will spring forward to 3 a.m. for Daylight Saving Time...
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Reminder: Fast Food Employee $20/Hour Minimum Wage Starts April 1
Beginning April 1, 2024, the minimum wage for fast food restaurant employees will increase to $20 per hour. Fast food restaurant employers must ensure they’re not only paying all employees accurately...
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California Supreme Court Clarifies ‘Hours Worked’ Questions
Recently, the California Supreme Court answered the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ certified wage-and-hour questions, determining, among other things, that the time workers spend in their personal...
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Fast Food Minimum Wage Law Exceptions Added
On March 25, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 610 (AB 610) — an urgency measure effective upon signing — that creates additional exceptions to California’s fast food minimum wage law...
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Stock Options Are Not “Wages” in California
In startup businesses, it’s not uncommon for employees to accept less cash compensation in exchange for stock options — the option to buy the company stock at a predetermined exercise price. In the...
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