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CA Supreme Court — Bonuses Impact “Rate of Pay” and Thus Overtime Calculations

California already has one of the most generous and employee-friendly overtime laws in the country.  Employees in California earn overtime anytime they work over 8 hours in a day OR 40 hours in a week.  Overtime is paid at 1.5 times the employee’s regular “rate of pay.” Calculating…

Governor Brown Signs AB 304 Clarifying New Paid Sick Leave Law

As many of you already know, California has a new paid sick leave that took effect on July 1st of this year.  I previously blogged about this new law, and its requirements for California employers, here. But the state’s new sick leave law left many questions unanswered.  So,…