Los Angeles, to join San Jose, Oakland, San Fransico with minimum wages above the state required. Employers need to start planning for the increased cost of running their business. Employment costs are increasing both wages and benefits cost are rising. http://bit.ly/1cSmDRq
Posts Tagged: Minimum wage
Minimum Wages
Minimum wages vary from state to state. There is a trend that cities within the states are passing their own minimum wages. Roughly 35 different locations have higher minimum wages than the Federal rate of $7.25. California not only has a state rate but different cities have passed minimum wage rates above the state rate…. Read more »
Doing Business in California is Complicated!
As a Human Resources consultant, I get asked a lot of wage and hour related questions to employment. Before I answer I usually have to ask a series of questions to make sure I give them the right answer. Wage and Hour laws are complicated. You have federal, state and city laws to contend with,… Read more »
Wage and Hour laws in California!
Wage and Hour laws are complicated. You have federal, state and city laws the rules that are most favorable to the employee is the rules that the company must follow. What makes a little more difficult is the minimum wage might be higher at the local level, but the rule for employee classification of exempt… Read more »
Avoiding Wage & Hour
The IRS, DOL, and EEOC take aim at Employers for misclassification of individuals as independent contractors, or as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. The agencies have discovered an easy revenue source. The Agencies have adopted a policy of strict enforcement, and employers have to make changes to their employment practices or pay penalties… Read more »
Human Resources Audits
Over the last three years, employers have paid out record numbers of wage and hour claims. The list of wage and hour violations, include misclassification of employee status, missed meal and rest periods, off the clock overtime, unpaid overtime, not paying overtime based on the regular rate, not providing an employee an itemized wage statement…. Read more »
Minimum Wage rates go up in 2013
Because of changes in employment law, and minimum wages, the employer needs to review their exempt employees to make sure they still meet the salary test to be exempt. Below is a quick summary of the Federal, California, and the 13 states that have rates above the federal rates. Keep in mind in CA the salary test is… Read more »