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U.S. Supreme Court Reins in NLRB Ability to Obtain Injunctions
In a win for employers, the U.S. Supreme Court recently made it harder for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to obtain injunctive relief against…
Federal Overtime Final Rule Effective January 2020
As reported earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed an update to the federal overtime rules that would increase the salary threshold…
Vacation Policy Factors to Consider During COVID-19 Pandemic
A consequence of the prolonged shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders issued as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is dramatically reduced travel. As a result, during…
CDPH Updates “Outbreak” Definition, Masking Guidance
On June 20, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) updated its COVID-19 public health order and guidance, changing the definition of “outbreak” in…
Do Local Minimum Wages Change the Exempt Salary Test?
A local minimum wage applies to our nonexempt employees. When the minimum wage increases on July 1, does that mean the salary test for our…
New 2020 Local Minimum Wage Ordinances
More California cities continue to adopt local minimum wage ordinances (MWO). Three new cities have local minimum wage ordinances beginning January 1, 2020 — Menlo…
Quick Overview of Agreement to Reform PAGA
The California Chamber of Commerce has released a new video podcast discussing the recently announced agreement to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA). In…
Job Duties, Compensation Keys to Computer Professional Exemption
We would like to make our information technology (IT) manager an exempt employee. May we use the computer professional exemption for this purpose? As with…
How DOL Opinion Letter on ‘Gig’ Economy Workers Affects California
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently issued an opinion letter, FLSA 2019-6, addressing whether a service provider for a virtual marketplace company (VMC) is…
California Governor Gives Order Dimming Entire State, as COVID-19 Cases Rise
On July 13, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would continue scaling back its reopening as the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and ICU…
