by Cynthia Elkins | Jul 2, 2014 | News
California Minimum Wage Increases to $9.00 July 1, 2014 As has been widely publicized, California’s minimum wage will increase to $9.00 per hour effective July 1, 2014. This is the first of a two step increase with the second increase to $10.00 per hour effective...
by Cynthia Elkins | Nov 15, 2013 | News
WINTER 2013 Well its that time of year again… time for planning the holidays, planning for the new year and with that comes the planning required with the legislation signed into new law in 2013 that will take effect during 2014. Below is a summary of many...
by Cynthia Elkins | Apr 1, 2013 | News
All employers must have newly hired employees complete a I-9 form to establish their identity and their right to work in the United States. The I-9 form has been revised many times and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security just issued an updated I-9 Form. While...
by Cynthia Elkins | Nov 8, 2012 | News
Now that the end of the year is fast approaching, it’s time to review what new laws the Governor has signed into law from the 2012 legislative session. Some of these new laws have previously been addressed in prior newsletters, but they are worth mentioning again...
by Cynthia Elkins | Sep 12, 2012 | News
The NLRB also recently held that standard at-will language in a non-union Employee Handbook violates section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act. The Employee Handbook stated: “I further agree that the at-will employment relationship cannot be amended, modified or...
