Category: Wage and Hour
Court Reduces PAGA Penalties 99%, Highlights Impact of 2024 PAGA Reform
Since 2004, the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) has allowed California employees to sue employers for Labor Code violations such as unpaid overtime, missed meal…
New Regulations Proposed for Enforcing PAGA Reform
Enacted in 2024, legislation reforming the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) brought sweeping changes designed to better serve the goals of California wage-and-hour…
PAGA Reforms Already Delivering Positive Results
California’s landmark 2024 reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) are already showing positive results for employers and employees, according to a new report…
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,…
