Category: Overtime
DO YOU KNOW THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATE IN CALIFORNIA?
April 14, 2020
By: Morris Nazarian The current minimum wage rate in California is twelve dollars ($12) per hour if you work for an employer who employs 25 or fewer employees and thirteen dollars ($13) per hour if you work for an employer who employs 26 or more employees. On January 1, 2021, the rate will increase to […]
Read MoreHOW DO YOU CALCULATE THE REGULAR RATE OF PAY AND OVERTIME?
February 12, 2020
Overtime is based on the regular rate of pay and the regular rate of pay includes all renumeration. In order to determine how much overtime compensation, the employee is entitled to we need to calculate the regular rate of pay. The regular rate of pay depends on how the employee is paid (hourly; hourly plus […]
Read MoreCAN AN EMPLOYER PROVIDE TIME OFF INSTEAD OF OVERTIME COMPENSATION?
February 12, 2020
Pursuant to California Labor Code section 204.3, an employer may provide certain non-exempt employees with paid time off also known as compensatory time off (CTO) rather than pay them overtime compensation if the following elements are met: ELEMENT NUMBER 1: The employer’s Compensatory Time Off (CTO) policy must be in writing; ELEMENT NUMBER 2: The […]
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