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…

Many California Labor Code sections, as well as federal wage and hour law, require that we pay our non-exempt employees based on the REGULAR RATE OF PAY (“RROP”), not the “base pay” or hourly pay that we agree to pay them.  For example, overtime (under BOTH federal and state law) must be paid at the…

I get questions all the time; did the PAGA Reform deliver on providing the changes it promised.   The short answer is “maybe.”   Every lawyer’s favorite response, right?    The truth is, it’s still a little early to even know.  In the world of litigation, especially collective action litigation (PAGA and class actions), time moves very slowly. …

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…

Yes, Virginia, we finally got a reform passed that was an agreement between the Governor’s office, legislative leadership, business, and labor groups to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) that would “avoid a contentious ballot measure campaign.”  It’s a very long, complicated bill, and there are a lot of components to it.  I credit…