The last time I wrote about mileage reimbursement was March 2022. The war in Ukraine had just broken out, and employees were just starting to return to in office work. Gas prices were up, and people were back on the road. The IRS mileage reimbursement rate was 58.5 cents. And here we are in late…
Category: PAGA
Revisiting Regular Rate of Pay (RROP) – Again
Before you all tune out, just know – the issue of Regular Rate of Pay arises when you pay non-exempt employees ANY rate beyond just their base hourly rate. That includes extra compensation, such as bonuses, service charge income, shift differential, or differing rates of pay in the same workweek. THAT WILL INCLUDE ANY OF…
The Latest Developments with PAGA, California’s Gift That Keeps on Giving
With the advent of the much-hailed Private Attorney’s General Act (PAGA) Reform that came last June, attorneys for the plaintiff’s bar just keep finding ways to push their agenda. And one of those maneuvers includes their continued attack on our dearly beloved arbitration agreements. As you all should recall, we have had a bit of…
Two CA Appellate Courts Foreshadow The State of Play with PAGA; Top 10 Action Tips To Address PAGA Suits NOW
Welcome to my latest Monday Morning Briefing, which I will tell you right now, I am writing on Sunday so that I make sure to get this one out to you bright and early Monday morning. I have a confession – I avoided sending out my Briefing last week. I knew I was going to…
New CA Employment Laws: A Deep Dive
New California Labor & Employment Laws
Responsible Beverage Service; At-Will Employment
Good morning, and welcome to my latest Monday Morning Briefing. Hope your month of July is off to a good start, and you have all remembered to increase your minimum wages and mileage reimbursement, and implement your new leave policies as applicable (that last one means YOU, West Hollywood!) THE RETURN OF COVID Surprise! The…
How Does the Fall of Roe v. Wade Impact the Workplace?
Disney, Netflix, Uber, Google, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Zillow and Dick’s Sporting Goods are among just some of the companies that have pledged to cover the travel cost of employees traveling out of state if their states no longer will permit abortions.
Viking River Cruises – What We Cannot Tell From Last Wednesday’s Oral Argument
Good morning, and welcome to the latest edition of my Monday Morning Briefing. We continue to pray for peace in the Ukraine, as President Zelensky asked the Grammy audience via zoom “what is more opposite war than music?” LA CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY VOTES TO DROP VACCINE MANDATE – IS THE PANDEMIC REALLY BEHIND US? As…
Wage & Hour Primer: Section 2802 + Rising Gas Prices
Good morning, and welcome to the latest edition of my Monday Morning Briefing, and nearing the end of the third week of war in Ukraine. If you want to support the refugees in Poland who have been impacted by this war and enjoy some beautiful and delicious hamantaschen in honor of Purim this week, bakeries…
LADPH Tweaks its COVID-19 Health Orders – Again; Viking River Cruises
Good morning, campers, and happy Monday! Welcome to my latest edition of my Monday Morning Briefing. LADPH Tweaks its COVID-19 Health Orders – Again I know not all of you are here in glorious Southern California, but it’s a beautiful day in Los Angeles today, and we are just in time for another update…