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Southern California Minimum Wage Increases: July 1, 2026
Several Southern California municipalities will increase their local minimum wage rates effective July 1, 2026. What minimum wage applies to an employee depends on where, and how many hours per week, the employee actually performs work. The new rates in Southern...
Southern California Minimum Wage Increases: July 1, 2026
Several Southern California municipalities will increase their local minimum wage rates effective July 1, 2026. What minimum wage applies to an employee depends on where, and how many hours per week, the employee actually performs work. The new rates in Southern...
The Problem with Floating Holidays in California
A “floating holiday” is usually a paid day off that employees may use for any purpose and whenever they choose (sometimes the use period is constrained, but if that period is longer than just a few days, it does not change the legal calculus). Because the employee...
Suspected Intoxication at Work: How Employers Can Act Reasonably Without Definitive Proof
Employers often face situations where the available evidence is imperfect. One example of that is when an employee appears to have reported to work intoxicated. The legal question is usually not whether the employer was unquestionably correct, but whether it acted...