Category: Wage and Hour
New Flow Charts Added in PAGA FAQs Update
After the 2024 Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) reform, the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) published frequently asked questions (FAQs), including information on who can…
Stopped: New Employer Penalty, Burdensome Changes to Claims Process
A CalChamber-led coalition of business groups, including local chambers of commerce, has stopped a Cost Driver bill that would have exposed employers to a new 30 percent penalty…
How to Deal with Predictive Scheduling, Scheduling Changes
We want to change our nonexempt employee’s schedule for next week. How far in advance do we need to notify the employee of schedule changes?…
Train Your Supervisors on California’s Complex Workplace Laws
Supervisors and managers have a huge effect on your workplace — potentially making key personnel decisions like hiring, transferring, suspending, laying off, promoting, firing and…
California Supreme Court Grants Review in Second ‘Headless’ PAGA Case
Recently, several California Courts of Appeal have issued conflicting decisions involving the use of “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) actions — those actions that…
Untimely ‘Headless’ PAGA Action Dismissed
In a win for employers, a California court affirmed the dismissal of a “headless” Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) case because the plaintiff filed the…
Paycheck Direct Deposit: Offer, But Don’t Mandate
In 2025, we would like to pay all our employees by direct deposit. We have a couple of employees who do not have direct deposit,…
Bill Undermining PAGA Reform to Be Considered by Senate Committee Today
Legislation opposed by the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition as a Cost Driver that undermines a painstaking negotiation by business and labor to reach a historic…
Labor Code’s Requirement to Reimburse Work Expenses Not Applicable to Public Employers
One of many wage and hour rules that employers must follow in California is the requirement of Labor Code section 2802 to reimburse employees for…
Easily Train Supervisors, Managers on Wage and Hour Compliance
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. …
