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City of Los Angeles Raises Wages for Hotel, Airport Workers
On May 27, 2025, the Los Angeles City Council amended their Living Wage Ordinance (LWO) and Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance (HWMO) to increase hotel…
Exempt Employee Can Be Required to Work Specific Hours
Our company’s business hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The payroll manager, who is classified as an exempt employee, often…
Proposition 22 Ruled Unconstitutional
California’s worker classification laws have seen significant developments in the last few years. Though the COVID-19 pandemic dominates our time and attention these days, worker…
Bay Area Localities Take Action During COVID-19 Pandemic
In response to the growing coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns, seven Bay Area counties and one Bay Area city announced “shelter in place” orders on March 16,…
Tips to Make Performance Reviews Beneficial to Both Employers and Employees
Annual performance reviews can be helpful for both employers and employees if done right, or can be useless if done poorly. In this episode of…
California Releases Employer COVID-19 Compliance Portal
As the COVID-19 pandemic approaches the one-year mark, federal, state and local governments have spent the last year continually developing new laws, regulations, ordinances, orders,…
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) Reform FAQs Published
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) recently published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and its recent reforms, providing…
Pay for Jury Duty Depends on Employee Status: Exempt or Nonexempt
One of our exempt managers has requested leave to attend jury duty. Do we have to allow him to go on jury duty and if…
California Court Finds Indirect Sexual Harassment Unlawful
Unlawful sexual harassment based on a hostile work environment requires unwelcome or unwanted conduct based on a worker’s sex that also occurs with such severity…
Employee Arrested While Off Duty? Proceed Cautiously; Gather Facts
One of our employees did not show up for work yesterday and failed to call or otherwise notify us of his absence. We have a…
