If you do business in any of the cities below, be sure that as of July 1, 2019, you began paying any minimum wage employees at the current increased rates. If you use a payroll service, they likely notified you and took care of it. But if you handle your own payroll in-house, make sure… Read More
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Governor Brown Signs SB 588, Adding Tough Enforcement Measures to California’s Wage Theft Law
Yesterday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 588, known as the “California Fair Day’s Pay Act.” This new law, which takes effect on January 1, 2016, aims to crack down on “wage theft” in California by giving the Labor Commissioner tough new enforcement rights against employers who steal employees’ wages. What is Wage Theft? Wage… Read More
Labor Commissioner Issues $481,813 Citation Against Alameda Restaurant
This should get the attention of every entrepreneur and small business owner in California — Last week, the California Labor Commissioner Julie Su issued citations totaling $481,813 against the owners of Toomie’s Thai Cuisine in Alameda. The citations consisted mostly of civil fines, penalties, and wages owed to 13 employees for minimum wage, overtime, and… Read More
Court Allows Chargebacks Against Advanced Commissions
In Deleon v. Verizon Wireless, LLC, the California Court of Appeal clarified when a commission advance may be “clawed back” by an employer. The answer depends on whether the advance payment was fully earned when advanced (which made the payment a wage which could not be clawed back) or if the advance payment had conditions… Read More
IRS Announces Guidance on Withholding of Tips
The IRS today released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2012-26 providing guidance on how taxes are imposed on tips under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA). The bulletin is in question-and-answer format and includes an explanation of both the employer’s and employee’s obligations. The bulletin also addresses the following issues: — The difference between a tip and… Read More
