by Cynthia Elkins | Apr 15, 2024 | News
As the July 1, 2024 deadline for implementing a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan (WVPP) is quickly approaching, California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (“Cal/OSHA”) has now published a Model Workplace Violence Prevention Plan to assist employers in...
by Cynthia Elkins | Mar 7, 2024 | News
Paying overtime seems simple-hourly non-exempt employees are paid either 1.5x or 2x their rate of pay for overtime hours worked. However, in reality, calculating overtime is more complex as the overtime rate is not based on the “hourly rate of pay,” but instead must...
by Cynthia Elkins | Mar 1, 2024 | News
MEAL BREAK REQUIREMENTS MUST BE STRICTLY ENFORCED California law requires that employers “shall not employ an employee for a work period of more than five hours per day without providing the employee with a meal period of not less than 30 minutes.” Additionally, if...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jan 19, 2024 | News
Civil Rights Department Updates Workplace Discrimination & Harassment Poster All California employers are required to display certain posters and information regarding the law on harassment, discrimination, and other workplace topics. The poster entitled...
by Cynthia Elkins | Jan 18, 2024 | News
NON-COMPETES INVALID IN CALIFORNIA For many years, California has long disfavored restrictive covenants in employment agreements; California’s Business and Professions Code Section 16600 invalidates virtually any contract that includes a “restraint on trade” stating:...
