California Overtime Law: Being Salaried Doesn’t Always Mean Exempt
Being salaried doesn’t always mean you’re exempt from overtime. Learn how the California overtime exemption works and what misclassification means for you.
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2025 Employment Law Highlights: What You Need to Know
California’s 2025 employment laws highlight freelance worker rules, hiring restrictions, and PAGA reforms. Stay compliant and protect your rights.
Cannabis, Drug Testing, and Workplace Rights in California
Learn how California’s evolving cannabis laws impact employee rights, employer obligations, drug testing, and disability accommodations in the workplace.
Time to Revisit the Rules of Renting
The real estate market in Southern California has been on a relatively wild ride. As uncertainty grows, more attention turns toward alternatives to selling or purchasing a home.
Are Commission and Bonus Payments Considered Wages Under California Law?
While there are many complications in California’s wage and hour laws, two fundamental rules remain true: (1) an employee should be able to determine what they will be paid; and (2) an employee is entitled to their earned wages.
Residential Evictions During COVID-19
COVID-19 has prompted an incredible number of new laws, orders, changes in procedure, and other modifications to how and when a tenant may be evicted and when rents are actually due. This is intended to be a nonexhaustive update through this date. It is always recommended and necessary to confirm that no further orders, law or changes have occurred subsequent to the publication of this update. The first question posed […]