07 Sep 2023

Effective January 1, 2024, California’s minimum wage will increase from $15.50 per hour to $16.00 per hour for all employers regardless of size. This increase affects the minimum salary requirement for full-time exempt employees. The minimum salary requirement will increase from $64,480 per year ($5,373.34 per month) currently to $66,560 per year ($5,546.67 per month) January 1, 2024....

16 Aug 2023

A California Supreme Court decision in May 2022 made a significant change regarding meal and rest break penalties.  Prior to this decision, the additional hour of pay for missed and/or late meal and rest breaks was considered premium pay, not wages.  However, in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., the Court not only ruled that premium pay for missed, late or short meal...

09 Aug 2023

IRS Mileage Rates for 2023 – 65.5 cents per mile for business use; 22 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes for qualified active-duty members of the Armed Forces; 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations. California’s Pay Transparency for Pay Equity law went into effect May 2023- Companies with more than 100 employees are required to disclose annu...

13 Apr 2016

Employers are prohibited from requiring or requesting that employees or applicants disclose their user name or password information for any personal social media or that they divulge any personal social media except when needed for certain investigations.