Supervisors can create serious compliance issues for employers if they’re not properly trained to manage a California-based workforce — particularly in wage and hour law. Supervisors are often directly responsible for enforcing wage and hour policies in the workplace, so it is critical that they receive proper training to minimize the risk of many common legal issues. Plus, the recent Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform allows companies who have demonstrated that they have taken “all reasonable steps” to comply with the Labor Code — including training supervisors specifically on California wage and hour compliance issues — to receive significantly reduce potential penalties.
CalChamber’s newest interactive, online training, “Supervisor Essentials: Wage and Hour Training,” can help supervisors and managers understand key wage and hour topics they will encounter while supervising California employees. Equipping your supervisors with knowledge of these requirements can help ensure compliance.
The training covers key wage and hour topics including:
- Understanding timekeeping requirements (e.g., knowing what time counts as “work,” including travel time and on-call time).
- Preventing off-the-clock work (e.g., ensuring nonexempt employees aren’t working off the clock and not contacting nonexempt employees outside of work hours).
- Providing compliant meal and rest breaks (e.g., understanding specific legal requirements for breaks, including the prohibition on interrupting employee breaks).
- Handling paid sick leave requests (e.g., how to respond to employee requests for leave and whether they can require a doctor’s note).
CalChamber’s supervisor training makes it easy for employers to effectively train supervisors on wage and hour compliance, which is a critical component in managing liability for potential claims, including PAGA claims.
Similar to CalChamber’s online Workplace Harassment Prevention training, supervisors and managers can take the online course at their own pace, and can start and stop at any time. The training features video lessons from CalChamber’s employment law experts, as well as real-life scenarios and interactive learning like quizzes.
Additionally, employers can easily add and assign training to multiple supervisors, customize due dates, add additional administrators (as new ones are hired or promoted) and create scheduled reports.
Questions? Call our Customer Service representatives at (800) 331-8877, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. PT. Volume discounts are available when purchasing more than 10 seats and special pricing is available for quantities over 100.
