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- Jeff Russell
- January 23, 2025
- 10:09 am
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California’s meal and rest break rules are some of the most detailed in the country. They not only guarantee employees time away from work but also impose penalties on employers who fail to comply. Understanding these rules is essential for avoiding lawsuits and ensuring fair treatment of employees. Meal Break Requirements California’s meal break rules… Continue reading California Meal and Rest Break Laws Explained
- Jeff Russell
- January 16, 2025
- 10:28 am
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California wage and hour laws are among the most detailed and employee-friendly in the United States. They establish strong baseline protections for all workers while also recognizing the unique realities of specific industries. To balance both, California’s Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) has issued 17 different Wage Orders, each tailored to a sector or occupation. For… Continue reading California Wage and Hour Laws: Standard Rules vs Industry Exceptions
- Jeff Russell
- January 14, 2025
- 10:34 am
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In California, few wage-and-hour topics create as much confusion—and legal risk—as the Regular Rate of Pay (RROP). Often misunderstood as simply an employee’s hourly rate, the RROP is much broader. It is the foundation for calculating overtime, sick pay, and meal and rest break penalties. For California employers, getting RROP wrong can lead to costly… Continue reading What is the Regular Rate of Pay (RROP) in California and Why is it Significant for Employers?
- Jeff Russell
- January 9, 2025
- 9:55 am
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In July 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed significant reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) through Assembly Bill 2288 (AB 2288) and Senate Bill 92 (SB 92) (Labor Code § 2699 et seq.), which took effect immediately upon signing on July 1, 2024, as urgency statutes. The reforms, however, generally apply to civil… Continue reading California’s 2024 PAGA Reforms: What Employers Need to Know
- Jeff Russell
- January 2, 2025
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What’s the biggest legal risk facing your business right now? Is it a harassment claim? A downturn in the economy? Another public health disruption? While those risks are real, there’s another threat quietly costing California employers millions every year: Wage and hour class and PAGA lawsuits. COVID-19 and economic uncertainty may have made this issue… Continue reading The Top 10 Wage and Hour Violations in California (2025 Update)
- Jeff Russell
- March 16, 2024
- 8:15 pm
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This is the fifth part of our five-part series on Why You Should Treat Wage and Hour Compliance Like Safety in California. In Part 1, we demonstrated how wage and hour lawsuits present California employers’ most significant legal threat due to a lack of administrative or preventative infrastructure and enormous costs. In Part 2, we covered how high… Continue reading How to Treat Wage and Hour Compliance Like Health and Safety, Reduce Your Risk, and Prevent Lawsuits (Part 5 of 5)
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