by Adam Treiger | Jul 9, 2024 | Legal
Under California Labor Code Section 2751, commission agreements/plans need to be in writing and signed by the employee. A commission agreement/plan should state (i) the commission rate, (ii) when/how the commission is earned, (iii) when the commission is paid, (iv)...
by Adam Treiger | May 15, 2024 | Labor, Legal
In April 2024, the U.S. Dept. of Labor increased the minimum salary to be exempt from federal overtime requirements to $43,888 per year, or $844 per week. This does not affect CA exemption minimum salary requirements, which currently are much higher than the federal...
by Adam Treiger | Apr 20, 2024 | Labor, Legal
Are stock option grants “wages” under California law? The recent case of Shaw v. Skillz, Inc. answers that question in the negative – i.e., holding that stock option grants are not “wages” under the CA Labor Code. The CA Labor Code defines “wages” as “all amounts for...
by Adam Treiger | Feb 27, 2024 | Labor, Legal
For a long time, the rule in California was that employers could legally round employee time punches to the nearest five minutes, one-tenth or one-quarter of an hour. However, two recent Court of Appeal decisions have questioned that long-standing rule. First, in...
by Adam Treiger | Apr 19, 2023 | Labor, Legal
One Minute Update: In 2019, California passed AB51, prohibiting employers from requiring job applicants or employees to sign a mandatory arbitration agreement as a condition of employment. AB51 was quickly enjoined by a federal trial court, and, in February...
by Adam Treiger | Feb 16, 2023 | Labor, Legal
One Minute Update: Effective as of January 1, 2023, AB 1041 amended California’s Paid Sick Leave law to allow an employee to care for a “designated person.” This term is defined differently than it is in other areas of the law (e.g., in the California Family Rights...
