Category: Compensation
Time to “Fall Back;” Daylight Saving Time Ends Soon
Almost time to grab that extra hour of sleep! Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 5. But the twice-yearly time change…
New 2018 Exempt Classification Rates
California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) announced rate changes for the computer software employee exemption and the licensed physician and surgeon exemption. The new rates…
Payroll Tax Deduction Rates Will Rise in 2018
For 2018, the Social Security Administration announced that the Social Security taxable wage base will rise by $1,500 — from $127,200 to $128,700 maximum taxable…
Governor Signs Leave Mandate for Small Business, Ban on Salary History Inquiries
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today signed legislation mandating that small businesses provide a new protected leave of absence. SB 63 (Jackson; D-Santa Barbara) was identified…
Pay Stub Best Practices Pay Off
Your company’s pay stub is more than just a piece of paper. For California employers, the pay stub (referred to as a wage statement) is…
Question Remains: Should Apple Workers Be Paid for Security Screening Time?
Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal asked the California Supreme Court to help resolve the question of whether Apple’s store workers should be paid…
Bad Publicity Leads to Recruiting Challenges
Word of mouth travels fast and can affect your company in countless ways. Many well-known companies are making news lately for alleged employment violations, including…
A First from the Labor Commissioner: General Contractor Fined for Subcontractor’s Wage Theft
The Labor Commissioner fined a general contractor nearly $250,000 for wage-and-hour violations committed by its subcontractor, and a hearing officer recently upheld those fines. This…
Seeking Salary History May Be Banned
The California Assembly this week passed a California Chamber of Commerce-opposed bill that could expose employers to costly litigation for inquiring into an applicant’s prior…
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…
