By Melinda Garcia | Published June 25, 2019 | Posted in Employment Issues, Employment Law | Tagged Tags: California Labor Code, compensable, non-productive time, piece-rate |
Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late to Correct Your Piece-Rate
Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late to Correct Your Piece-Rate When compensating employees under a piece-rate structure, employers must be aware of its nuances. Nonproductive Time One of the first compensation requirements for piece-rate, is there must be a separate payment for nonproductive time unless the employee is paid a base minimum wage for all Read More
Read MoreHave you Received a Notice from the Labor Commissioner About an Employee Suing You?
Have you Received a Notice from the Labor Commissioner About an Employee Suing You? Many California employers have received a notice of conference from the labor commissioner. This is because California employees or former employees can bring their wage and hour claims before the state’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE). The DLSE enforces California’s Read More
Read MoreWhether Continued Employment is Acceptance of an Arbitration Agreement?
Whether Continued Employment is Acceptance of an Arbitration Agreement? When a California employer changes its policies to include mandatory arbitration, does an employee’s continued employment after notification that an agreement to arbitration is a condition of continued employment, maintain that the employee has impliedly consented to the arbitration agreement? In Diaz v. Sohnen Enterprises, this Read More
Read MoreEmployer Unintentional Failure to Ensure Wage Statements Comply with the CA Labor Code Can Equate to Costly Penalties Under PAGA
Employer Unintentional Failure to Ensure Wage Statements Comply with the CA Labor Code Can Equate to Costly Penalties Under PAGA It goes without saying, being an employer is California is tough. There are countless laws in California pertaining to employee wages that must be complied with or the employer may be subject to significant penalties. Read More
Read MoreCalifornia Further Restricts Employers Trying to Enforce Non-Competes
Companies that have headquarters outside of the Golden State typically have employment contracts that purportedly are governed by the substantive law of the state in which the enterprise is headquartered. Even when the company hires workers who live and work in California, the choice of law provision in an employment agreement generally reigned. While this may Read More
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