“Rounding” Out The Law On California Meal Period Compliance
On February 25, 2021, a unanimous California Supreme Court in Donohue v. AMN Services, LLC created new potential pitfalls for employers who round employee meal break time entries. Notably, the Court held that: (1) employers may not round meal period punch times, and (2) time records reflecting potentially noncompliant meal periods raise a rebuttable presumption
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Are You Adequately Protected From Employment Claims By Your Temporary Workers?
Workers in California benefit from some of the most stringent employment laws in the country. They receive a wide variety of valuable protections, including minimum wages and overtime pay, meal and rest periods, and laws prohibiting retaliation, discrimination, and harassment. In recent years, to increase the number of workers protected by these laws, Governor Gavin
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Are You Paying Your Commissioned Employees Correctly?
Are You Paying Your Commissioned Employees Correctly? California’s wage and hour laws are complex. One particular area of complexity is properly compensating your commissioned employees. Paying employees based solely on commissions is still popular in commercial or retail sales positions. However, employers routinely make mistakes in tracking and paying their employees in this manner. Below
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Are You Compensating Your Employees for All Hours Worked?
California requires employers to pay non-exempt hourly employees a minimum wage for all hours worked. Hours worked include all the time during which an employee is subject to the control of an employer and/or all hours an employee is suffered or permitted to work, whether or not required to do so. At the beginning of
Read MoreCalifornia’s New Workplace & Employment Requirements Due to COVID-19
California employers will have many questions concerning their employment obligations including their ability to maintain and pay current staffing levels in light of Governor Newsom’s March 19, 2020 Executive Order N-33-20 requiring most Californians to stay at home due to the COVID-19 virus. BPH’s Employment Practice Group is ready and available to answer your questions.
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