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Under California law, employees normally accrue daily overtime for hours worked over 8 hours in a day. Alternative workweek schedules (AWS) permit workplaces to adopt different...

California law says employees accrue overtime above 8 hours per day. Alternative workweek schedules AWS permit employers to have above 8 hour schedule with no overtime for health, safety concerns, industry practices needing longer shifts, increased flexibility, shorter week.

While April has meant the return to the office for many employees across the state, many are remaining remote despite the lifting of statewide COVID-19 restrictions. ...

California employers with remote employees must still comply with state employment laws. Wage law, hour law generally same for regular, home offices. California Labor Code Section 2802 remote workers may need internet, cell phone reimbursement. Meal rest periods still apply

In California, wage and hour claims are more common than claims of wrongful termination and harassment. Fortunately, employers have had a variety of forums in which to resolve wage and...

We are a multi-state employer that allowed a large percentage of our employees to work remotely during the pandemic.

Dear Littler: We are a multi-state employer that allowed a large percentage of our employees to work remotely during the pandemic. To help facilitate the transition to home offices, we...

As with every new year, California rolled out new laws affecting the workplace beginning January 1, 2022. Below is a summary of some of the most relevant changes that may affect your...

At the end of 2020, it seemed the legislature, the courts, and even California voters wanted to move away from the independent contractor test codified in Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5)....

Under the AB 5-enhanced version of the ABC Test, a worker is presumed to be an employee, unless the hiring entity can establish: free from the control of the hiring entity, performs work that is outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business, independent trade.