Jun 28, 2016 | California HR Services & Consulting, Summer 2016
Do you have employees working in Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Monica, and San Francisco? Each of these cities recently enacted ordinances that require almost all employers to pay minimum wages above the California state minimum wage. (Currently $10.00 per hour and...
Mar 30, 2016 | Spring 2016
By: Robin E. Largent, Partner at Carothers, DiSante & Freudenberger LLP Curious what the California Legislature is up to this legislative session? As is the case every year, there are several employment-related bills that have been proposed and are pending. As...
Mar 30, 2016 | Spring 2016
Last summer we told you of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) announcement to amend 29 CFR Part 541, the “white collar” exemption for executive, administrative, and professional employees. The comment period has passed and the DOL will announce their final decision...
Mar 30, 2016 | Spring 2016
Kim Silvers, SPHR-CA, SHRM-SCP The CA Fair Employment Housing Council (FEHC) has been working overtime to create more compliance requirements for our employers. The most arduous of the recent list is a renewed emphasis on anti-harassment, discrimination and...
Dec 28, 2015 | California HR Services & Consulting
2016 U.S. Salary Budget The 2016 U.S. salary budget increases are projected again at 3.0 to 3.1 percent. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) continues to run low for the last 12 months. The all-items index was 0.5 percent over the last 12 months. Although many factors...