Both a commission payment and a bonus payment are considered to be wages under California law. (Labor Code § 200; Neisendorf v. Levi Strauss & Co. (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 509.) […]
Handling the COVID -Sick and Purportedly COVID -Sick Employee The main questions we receive from employers during the pandemic is how to keep sick employees’ home and how to get […]
Dozens of new state laws are going into effect across California. From minimum wage to rent control to domestic violence, below are some of the key points of some of […]
Employers are more likely to pay large damages awards when they choose to pay employees a salary. Moreover, employees are more likely to miss breaks and the associated health and […]
The most common civil claims against employers relate to either (1) problems with wages and hours worked, or, (2) termination and harassment claims. Claims in the first category may include […]
Beginning January 1, 2018, Contractors are directly liable for the wages of any unpaid employee of their subcontractors, of any tier. This is the effect of California Labor Code § […]