The City of Los Angeles is not making it easy for employers operating within city limits. First, they rushed through an ordinance implementing new paid sick leave requirements on an urgency basis that became effective July 1st. And now, they have issued rules and regulations explaining the statute that quite frankly, are partially nonsensical, and
All of California’s State and City Paid Sick Leave Rules in One Chart!
Trying to keep track of all of California’s paid sick leave requirements is a daunting task. The state has its own rules and then so do seven municipalities, with Los Angeles joining the list July 1, 2016. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a single chart that contained all the requirements? Well now,
Sick Day Monday Follows Super Bowl Sunday
An estimated 16.5 million employees may miss work the day after the Super Bowl, with another 7.5 million workers reporting late to work, according to a new study. In fact, 10.5 million people have already requested Monday off of work. And California employers
Can CA Employers Require A Doctor’s Note for Paid Sick Leave (Part 2)
Can California employers require employees who request paid sick leave to provide a note from their doctors? I addressed that question last May in response to a webinar put out by the California Department of Industrial Relations, the agency that enforces California’s Paid Sick Leave law. In that webinar, the DIR said that requiring
Comparing California State and Local Paid Sick Leave Laws
At this point, California has a statewide Paid Sick Leave Law and so do three cities: San Francisco, Oakland, and Emeryville. There are additional local ordinances that apply only to hotel workers, like Long Beach’s Measure N and Los Angeles’s Citywide Hotel Worker Minimum Wage Ordinance. But the state law and
Is California Paid Sick Leave Giving You Indigestion? A Few Issues Clarified in AB 304
California paid sick leave became effective on July 1st. The Governor signed a new bill (AB 304) on July 14th (effective immediately) to clarify a few issues:
First, the bill provides some clarity on how to calculate the pay rate for sick leave (an issue that was proving very challenging to implement).
CA Paid Sick Leave Deadline Is July 1st – Are You Ready?
California employers must begin providing paid sick leave on July 1, 2015. We’ve discussed what the law requires generally here and here.
The Department of Industrial Relations has listed these 6 steps for employers to successfully comply with the law:
- Display the paid sick leave poster where it’s accessible and have a paid sick
Can CA Employers Require a Doctors Note for Paid Sick Leave?
As previously discussed, the California Department of Industrial Relations, which will enforce California’s new Paid Sick Leave law, put out a webinar to discuss compliance issues. According to the webinar, requiring employees to provide doctors’ notes could be construed as unlawful interference with their statutory right to the leave.
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6 Steps to Successful Compliance with California's Paid Sick Leave Law
California’s Department of Industrial Relations recently held a public webinar about the Paid Sick Leave that California employers must begin providing on July 1, 2015. We’ve discussed what the law requires generally here and here.
The DIR listed these 6 steps for employers to successfully comply with this law:
- Display the paid sick leave
California Paid Sick Leave — Yet Another Reason for Restaurants to Abolish Service Charges and Automatic Gratuities
I was presenting to a terrific group of HR Directors at the LA Restaurant HR Association last week, and a question about California’s new paid sick leave requirements came up.
One sleeper provision of that new law requires that sick leave be paid at the employee’s “regular rate” and not the base hourly rate. Of