By Rabbie Mojaddidi | Published June 1, 2022 | Posted in Employment Law, Labor Law | Tagged Tags: employment law, Labor law | Comments Off on California Supreme Court Says Meal/Rest Break Premiums Constitute “Wages”
California Supreme Court Says Meal/Rest Break Premiums Constitute “Wages”
In a much anticipated ruling, on May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Naranjo et al. v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc. Previously, the Court of Appeal held that unpaid premium payments for meal period violations did not entitle employees to additional penalties for either inaccurate wage statements or failure to timely pay wages Read More
Read More2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Poster And FAQs Now Available
As we mentioned in our most recent blog , the 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave went into effect on February 19, 2022 for California employers with more than 25 employees. The California DLSE just released the required 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Poster which should be in all workplaces and emailed to remote workers. Read More
Read MoreCalifornia Brings Back COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 on February 9, 2022, resurrecting COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for 2022 (“SPSL 2022”). The new law will be effective on Saturday, February 19, 2022 (10 days after its enactment), but may require payments retroactive to the beginning of 2022 as explained below. The highlights of SPSL 2022 are Read More
Read MoreWhat Changes to Expect to the California Labor Code in 2018
We are only into the first quarter of 2017, and already California’s lawmakers have proposed new legislation for business owners. As of right now, the laws are still in the making, and will no doubt undergo significant changes before 2018, but our employment attorneys at Garcia & Gurney, ALC feel that you should be aware Read More
Read MoreCalifornia Court of Appeals Reverses Original Decision Regarding Meal Period Waivers for Healthcare Workers
On October 5, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill confirming that hospital employees and other employees in the healthcare industry can continue to waive one of their two meal periods. Healthcare workers that work 12 or more hours in a given day are entitled to two meals, but they have an Read More
Read MoreIs Your California Company at Risk for Overtime Liability?
Thanks to cell phones, laptops, and other mobile devices, communication between employers and employees is just a few clicks away. Because of how pervasive a presence smart technology has in our lives, it is easy to assume that even if you send an email at 9 p.m. on a Friday night, it will be read Read More
Read MoreEmployment Laws and Social Media in California
Individuals find themselves in hot water all the time over what they post on social media. For some, their posts go so far as to get them arrested; for others, their social media posts merely get them fired. For instance, there was the “Bad Teacher” who tweeted about being “Naked. Wet. [And] Stoned.” While she Read More
Read MoreNew California Labor Laws to Look Forward to in 2017
Labor laws are constantly changing, and it is important that California employers keep up with those changes so that they do not unknowingly violate any of them. The Pleasanton business attorneys at Garcia & Gurney, ALC ensure that our clients are in compliance with new and old California labor laws, both for their own protection Read More
Read MoreHoliday Pay and Hours in California
With the Holidays upon us, it is a good time to brush up on California’s labor laws regarding holiday pay and time off. Many employees throughout the state assume that all major holidays and even some minor ones are treated as paid vacation days. Furthermore, they assume that if they work on a holiday, they Read More
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