Seyfarth Synopsis: Although there’s no right or wrong time to do a handbook update, we recommend them annually. Might as well take the opportunity when operations are typically slower, summertime, to give your handbook a shine. We’ve highlighted a few areas upon which to focus when you do so.
Ah, the joys of summer. Maybe it’s the heat, but everything
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October 11, 2015, was Governor Brown’s last day to sign bills the California Legislature presented to him following the first year of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session. Below is a summary of what did and did not make Governor Brown’s final cut, and some practical tips for California employers to prepare themselves for compliance with these new California peculiarities.
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The California Legislature adjourned Friday evening, September 11, to close its 2015-16 Legislative Session. It sent a number of employment-related bills to Governor Brown for consideration by his October 11, 2015 deadline to sign or veto the bills. Below is a summary of those before him for consideration, as well as some significant bills he has already signed or that
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Last night — on the eve of the last day for the California Legislature to pass bills before interim recess in this 2013-2014 regular session — the Legislature sent to the Governor for signature AB 10, which, over time, will raise the minimum wage in California from $8.00 per hour to $10.00 per hour.
The Governor has already publicly
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Update: In April we reported on a California appellate court decision, Gonzales v. Downtown LA Motors, which held that an employer paying on a piece-rate basis must pay a separate “hourly” rate for time spent waiting between compensable piece-rate tasks. The California Supreme Court recently denied review in Gonzalez v. Downtown LA Motors. If you are wondering what
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It’s here! On April 30, we released the 2013 edition of Cal-Peculiarities: How California Employment Law is Different, the industry’s only annual guide that focuses exclusively on the most vexing aspects of employment law in the country’s most populous state. Authored by Seyfarth’s California Workplace Solutions group, this 262-page guide captures the latest legislative, judicial and regulatory developments which
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As you may know, Seyfarth Shaw is the only firm to publish a book annually that highlights the inevitable changes in California law. We want our blog readers to be the first to hear of the release of the 2013 edition!
California continues to be “where the future happens” for employment law. If your company does business in California, you
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