Erick J. Becker The California Supreme Court issued a significant ruling this week adopting a new test for independent contractor status that will impact many businesses in the “gig economy,”…
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Erick Becker Non-union employers should always remain vigilant for signs that may indicate vulnerability to union organizing, or actual union activity in the work place. If you can spot these…
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Erick J. Becker Class action and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuits for alleged wage and hour violations continue to proliferate. Plaintiff’s counsel typically seeks information on all the company’s…
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Erick J. Becker Federal regulations changing the minimum salary for exemption from overtime that were scheduled to go into effect December 1 have been delayed by a federal judge in…
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Erick J. Becker Earlier this March, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing issued new regulations on workplace discrimination and harassment that go into effect April 1, 2016. To…
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Erick J. Becker The California Labor Commissioner recently issued the required posting notifying employees of the new mandatory paid sick leave requirements. A copy of the poster is available here.…
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Erick J. Becker Warning: if you’re a business owner or Human Resources professional, you might be tempted after reading this post to call in sick. Come next July, all California…
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Erick J. Becker California adopted a rule in 2014 that waiting periods for new employees to be eligible for health benefits could not exceed 60 days. The rule was recently…
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Erick J. Becker The California Supreme Court just made it harder to treat commissioned salespeople as exempt from overtime and other wage and hour requirements, at least those that are…
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Erick J. Becker Godzilla, Frankenstein, the Mummy…scary monsters are a staple of Hollywood. For California employers, one of the scariest monsters to roam the state in recent years has been…cue…
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