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Online Exclusive: Sample Reduced-Hour Workweek Policy for Nonexempt and Exempt Employees
CEA Online Exclusive November 2009
Use this policy if you intend to implement a reduced-hour workweek for employees to avoid laying employees off or in response to company financial difficulties. Provide a copy of the policy to employees before reducing any hours or wages in order to notify them of the basis for the hours reduction and offer an understanding of why their wages will also be reduced . . . more
Wage and Hour: New Decision Sheds Light on When You Have to Pay Employees for Minimal Pre- and Post-Shift Activities
November 2009
Mike Rutti was a security system technician who installed and repaired vehicle security systems for Lojack Corp. in Orange County. Rutti did not work out of a Lojack office. Instead, he and other technicians worked from their homes or on-site at customer locations. . . . more
Bulletin: Labor Commissioner reverses stance on reduced-hour workweeks
October 2009
The state Labor Commissioner has just published an opinion letter stating that, consistent with federal policy, California law does not prohibit employers from reducing an exempt employee's salary in connection with a bona fide reduction . . . more
Bulletin: Alternative work week rules revised
Recognizing that a tough economy requires greater flexibility, California recently amended Labor Code Section 511, the law that governs how employers may implement alternative work week (AWW) schedule . . . more
Sample Meal and Rest Periods Policy
CEA Online Exclusive
Sample Meal and Rest Periods Policy It is crucial for employers to carefully and accurately comply with California's laws on employee meal and rest breaks. This policy, updated following the recent Brinker decision, will help you explain the rules to employees. . . . more
Final Pay Calculator
CEA Online Exclusive August 2008
Use this worksheet to correctly calculate final pay for departing workers. If the employment termination is voluntary, the final paycheck is due on the last day of employment, unless the employee has given less . . . more
Wage and Hour: Court Says Overtime Doesn't Have to Be Paid on Top of Holiday Premium; Review Your Pay Practices
August 2008
Ester Roman was a security guard for Advanced-Tech Security Services, Inc. Advanced-Tech's employee handbook specified that for overtime hours, employees would be paid 1 1/2 times their regular rate of pay. . . . more
Bulletin: Federal Minimum Wage Increases This Month
July 2008
On July 24, 2008, the federal minimum wage will rise to $6.55 per hour (from $5.85 currently), in the second of three planned increases. In July of next year, the rate will go . . . more
Wage and Hour: High Gas Prices Bringing Employees Down? Alternative Arrangements Can Help
July 2008
Your employees, like millions of others, are probably grumbling about how skyrocketing gasoline prices have made their daily commutes almost prohibitively expensive. Is there anything you can do to help them to . . . more
Independent Contractors: Why Newspaper Carriers Were Employees for Workers' Comp Purposes
July 2008
It's not uncommon for a workers' compensation insurer and an employer to disagree over whether certain workers are properly classified as employees or independent contractors. The distinction is important . . . more
News Note: Resident Employees Lose Overtime Bid For On-Call Time
June 2008
Ron and Sharon Isner, daytime live-in managers at a Southern California housing complex for the elderly, had to be on call weeknights and some weekends, but were paid only for hours actually worked during those times--even though they had to stay on the grounds, in close range of . . . more
Make-Up Time: Sample Policy and Request Form
CEA Online Exclusive
California wage and hour law allows an employee who takes time off for a personal obligation to make up that work time in the same workweek, at straight-time pay—even if the employee works more than eight hours on a makeup day. The makeup time is not counted in the total number of hours worked when . . . more
News Note: Hours Of Service Limits Retained For Truckers
February 2008
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued an interim final rule that will continue to limit truckers to driving only 11 hours within a 14-hour duty period, after which they must go off duty for at least 10 hours. . . . more
Wage and Hour: Do You Have to Pay Employees When the Office Must Close in a Disaster?
CEA Online Exclusive
The October wildfires that flared up across California are a stark reminder that disaster can strike at any time and could result in workplace closures. Do you know how to handle employee pay in this situation, particularly when . . . more
Meal Periods: Court Sheds Light on Issue of Providing Meal Breaks; Decision May Help Limit Employer Liability
October 2007
In California, meal periods of no less than 30 minutes must be provided for an employee who works at least five hours, and two 30-minute meal periods are required for work shifts of more than 10 hours. Are employers responsible for making sure employees take their meal breaks . . . more
Wage and Hour: Are Your Employees on an Electronic Leash? Five Compliance Tips to Help Avoid Lawsuits
May 2007
One offshoot of the technology explosion—the proliferation of cell phones, PDAs, BlackBerry devices, laptop computers, and myriad of other wireless devices—is that employers can call or e- . . . more
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