Tag: Paying Overtime
Class Actions: State Supreme Court Limits Enforceability of Class Action Waivers for Arbitration of Overtime Claims; Practical Impact
Employee Compensation: California Supreme Court OKs Bonus Deductions for Workers’ Comp Losses and Cash Shortages
In an important victory for employers that use bonus plans, the California Supreme Court has approved a retailer’s profit-based incentive plan that made deductions for a store’s workers’ compensation costs, cash and merchandise shortages, and other losses. In so ruling, the high court dismissed employee concerns that the plan violated various California wage and hour […]
Meal Periods: Court Sheds Light on Issue of Providing Meal Breaks; Decision May Help Limit Employer Liability
In California, meal periods of no less than 30 minutes must be provided for an employee who works at least five hours, and two 30-minute meal periods are required for work shifts of more than 10 hours. Are employers responsible for making sure employees take their meal breaks? Or can employers just offer the meal […]
Compensation: Must We Pay for a Half Day if We Ask an Employee to Come in for an Hour?
If we call someone in for a meeting or training or whatever that lasts an hour on a day he or she would not otherwise be working, do we have to pay the employee for a half day? And if we call an employee back in after he or she has finished a normal shift, […]
No Overtime For Power Plant’s Tech Writers
Aerospace Firm Pays Almost $1 Million In Executive Exemption Dispute
Administrative Exemption: Court Narrowly Interprets Exemption; Plus, PTO Doesn’t Count in Overtime Calculation
Employment Law Tip: Do You Know the Callback Pay Rules?
Each workday a nonexempt employee is required to report for work and does report but isn’t put to work, or is given less than half of his or her usual or scheduled day’s work, the employee must be paid for half the usual or scheduled day’s work, but in no event less than two hours’ […]
New federal minimum wage poster available
On July 24, the federal minimum wage rose to $5.85 per hour, with further increases in the next two years that will take the rate to $7.25 per hour. Most California employers aren’t affected by this rate increase, as the California minimum wage remains higher. However, all employers are required to post the current federal […]