by Andrew Jaramillo | Sep 19, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
With all of the media attention focused on California’s new paid sick leave law, other California bills affecting employers and employees in California that were signed by Gerry Brown seem to have quietly slipped under the radar. Two of these are Assembly Bill 2053,...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Aug 31, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
On August 30, 2014, California Governor Gerry Brown issued a statement in favor of a bill that requires California employers to provide up to three (3) days of paid sick leave annually to each of their employees. In a press release issued on Saturday evening,...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Aug 20, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
On August 18, 2014, California Governor Gerry Brown signed two bills that further expand employee rights to payment of wages. Both laws take effect on January 1, 2015. The first is Assembly Bill 2074, authored by Assemblymember Roger Hernández (D – West Covina). This...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jun 30, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
On June 28, 2014, Governor Gerry Brown signed several bills that expand employee rights in California. Among these are Assembly Bill 2751, authored by Assemblymember Roger Hernández (D – West Covina), and Senate Bill 1360, authored by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima)....
by Andrew Jaramillo | Feb 14, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
On February 13, 2014, the California Attorney General’s office published Opinion No. 12-1101 in response to a request from a member of the state senate regarding surveillance of employees. The request from the senate read as follows: “Does continuous videotaping...
by Andrew Jaramillo | Jan 7, 2014 | Administrative and Legislative Developments
As of July 1, 2014, California’s Minimum Wage Rate will increase to $9.00 per hour. A year and a half after that, on January 1, 2016, it will rise again to $10 per hour. Although California still won’t have the highest state minimum wage in the U.S....
