[Source: CalChamber/HR Watchdog] California employers will need to re-examine their rest-break policies and practices. In a disappointing decision for California businesses, the California Supreme Court ruled today that on-call rest periods are not permissible. Today’s decision will require many California employers to re-examine their rest-break policies and practices. Supreme Court Ruling In Augustus, et al. Read More…
Tag: wages & benefits
Insurance commissioner urges carriers to cut workers comp premiums 14 percent
[Source: Los Angeles Business Journal] California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is urging insurance carriers in the state to cut the workers compensation premiums they charge employers by 14 percent. Thursday Jones lowered his suggestion for the average premium rate to $2.19 per $100 of employer payroll, which represents a 14 percent drop on average from Read More…
Los Angeles set to double paid sick leave for workers
[Source: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Roma Law Corporation] In early June 2016, the Mayor and Los Angeles City Council approved an increase to the number of paid sick days to six days (48 hours) for employees working in the City of Los Angeles, doubling the three days required by the State. Los Angeles will Read More…
Most new jobs in L.A. County will be low-paying, report warns
[Source: Los Angeles Times] Hundreds of thousands of jobs will be created in L.A. County over the next four years, most of them low-paying, according to a report released Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. Most of the jobs added in the county by 2020 will pay below the median wage, the Read More…
California’s workers’ compensation costs dropping
[Source: Sacramento Bee] The good news, at least for California employers, is that the 2012 overhaul of the state’s system of compensating workers for job-related illnesses and injuries appears to be having its stated effect. Although the changes – a deal between employers and unions that drew Gov. Jerry Brown’s blessing – increased cash benefits Read More…
California governor approves legislation raising paid family leave benefits for employees
[Source: Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo] On April 11, 2016, Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 908, which will increase workers’ access to State Disability Insurance (“SDI”) and Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) starting in 2018. PFL provides wage replacement benefits for up to six weeks to care for a child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, Read More…
Expanded paid sick leave mandate moving forward in L.A.
[Source: Los Angeles Business Journal] The city of Los Angeles is a step closer to requiring all employers to provide six days of paid sick leave to their workers, three days more than mandated under state law. The City Council’s economic development committee voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to forward the recommendation for three additional days Read More…
Brown signs California law boosting paid family-leave benefits
[Source: Los Angeles Times] Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a bill expanding California’s pioneering family-leave law to help more low-income workers and provide better benefits. “It’s a real pleasure to be able to sign another bill that helps ordinary Californians, working men and women,” Brown said. The action comes 15 years after California became Read More…