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California

What are the limits for meal and lodging credits for employer-provided housing in Calif.?

07/03/2017
Q. Our company often deducts the costs of meals and lodging from live-in employees’ minimum wages. How much can we credit meals and lodging against minimum wage in California?

Can we use a tip credit in California?

07/03/2017
Q. We are expanding out hospitality chain into California. What is the maximum tip credit we will be able to deduct from servers in California?

Attendance rules may interfere with California Labor Code

07/03/2017
Many employers’ attendance policies assign an “occurrence” for unscheduled, unapproved absences. It is important to carefully craft such policies to avoid running afoul of antidiscrimination and anti-retaliation provisions found in state and local paid sick leave laws.

Overtime suit filed by Puff Daddy’s former chef

07/03/2017
The former personal chef to rap star Sean Combs alleges that she was not paid overtime she was entitled to receive.

Predictable scheduling rule takes effect in Emeryville, Calif.

07/03/2017
San Francisco’s famously employee-friendly ordinances continue to set the standard in neighboring cities.

Cal/OSHA proposes safety rules for hotel housekeepers

07/03/2017
The California Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a first-in-the-nation, industry-specific rule aimed at hotel housekeepers.

Calif. state-sponsored TV ads tout paid family leave

07/03/2017
The California Employment Development Department has launched a new “Moments Matter” public education campaign to raise awareness about the state’s Paid Family Leave program and encourage eligible Californians to use it.

Equitable treatment proves discipline wasn’t biased

07/03/2017
Employers that treat all employees the same when disciplining them tend to win when employees claim discrimination.

Seek your attorney’s help when drafting arbitration agreements

07/03/2017
One wrong provision can force you into court to litigate the validity of the agreement before you ever get to arbitration.

Just because handbook doesn’t address issue doesn’t mean employees can’t sue

07/03/2017
The fact that a handbook doesn’t address a particular subject does not mean that employees who believe there are pertinent unwritten rules can’t get class certification to sue over an allegedly informal policy.