Breaking News!! California Court Rules Commission-Paid Employees Are Entitled To Separate Rest Period Pay A California appellate court ruled that workers paid on a commission basis must be separately compensated for legally required rest periods (Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC). When combined with a state Supreme Court ruling late last year requiring employers to provide…
Poorly written or incomplete handbooks can present major problems within your organization. Creating or updating yours to be fully comprehensive could save you countless hours of valuable management time and provide employees with information that, by law, must be in writing. Don’t allow you employee handbook create liability for you. Contact PCG for assistance. #APartnerYouCanTrust
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WAGE AND HOUR COMPLIANCE COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS & ERRORS Misclassifying Employees As Exempt Example: Problem misclassifications Mortgage loan originators Help desk Paralegals Customer service representatives Administrative Assistants Insurance adjustersProfessional Employees Primary duties must be in area requiring specialized higher education and the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment Law Medicine Engineering Teaching Psychology Science Social Work…
Explosion of EEOC Charges -19,500 EEOC charges filed between 1980 and 1990 –In 2006 alone 75,768 charges were filed EEOC Settlements In 1996, companies paid $145.2 million to the EEOC to settle charges In 2006 companies paid $229.9 million to the EEOC to settle charges The Stakes Single Plaintiff Actions (Employee v. Company) Representative Actions…
