Remember the good old days when you knew the minimum wage off the top of your head?! Even for us employment attorneys, those days are gone (or maybe I’m just
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Reminder: California Minimum Wage Goes Up to $10 on January 1st
In addition to the excellent reminders my colleague, Sahara Pynes, posted here about all of the things California employers should do to get ready for 2016, here is another
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Bill to Further Increase State Minimum Wage Looks Dead
California’s state minimum wage — currently $9/hr — is poised to bump up to $10/hr on January 1, 2016. Last June, the state Senate passed a bill to increase
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Are Minimum Wages to Blame for Over-Priced Burritos?
One of our ongoing themes has been the consequences for California’s economy of having laws that are so protective of employees. See this one, for example. With a fresh
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Would US Dept. of Labor's New Overtime Rule Affect CA Employers?
The Department of Labor has proposed a rule to raise the minimum salary workers must earn to qualify for “white collar” exemptions from $23,660 per year to $50,440 per year.
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California Senate Votes to Further Increase Minimum Wage
The California Senate voted this week to increase the state’s minimum wage from its current $9 per hour to
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