Category: Compensation
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…
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…
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…
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…
Employers Responsible for Employees’ Business Expenses Incurred During Stay-At-Home Orders
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…
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…
Free White Paper: California’s Pay Equity Focus Increases Employers’ Responsibilities
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…
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…
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,…
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…
