by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Jan 6, 2015 | Employment Law News, Minimum Wage, New Legislation, Wage and Hour
Effective January 1, 2015, the minimum wage in San Francisco increased to $11.05 per hour. The increase is a result of the November 2014 ballot measure Proposition J that was overwhelmingly approved by San Francisco residents in November 2014. Proposition J is...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Dec 28, 2011 | New Legislation, Wage and Hour
UPDATED MAY 7, 2012 In one of the previous posts, we reported how in October 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Wage Theft Prevention Act of 2011 that requires all California private-sector employers to provide a written notice of specified...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Dec 22, 2011 | Employment Law News, Minimum Wage, New Legislation, Wage and Hour
According to the San Francisco Minimum Wage Ordinance, starting January 1, 2012, all employees performing work in the county of San Francisco must be paid not less than $10.24 per hour. San Francisco is the first city in the United Stated with a minimum wage rate...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Nov 27, 2011 | Employment Law News, Independent Contractors, New Legislation
In their latest efforts to crackdown on independent contractor misclassifications, California legislature passed and Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a new measure (SB 459) which imposes strict financial penalties on companies and individuals who “willfully”...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Nov 22, 2011 | Employment Law News, New Legislation
In a previous post, we discussed how the newly added section 2810.5 of the California Labor Code requires all employers to provide a written notice of basic employment terms to all employees. In the same spirit, on October 7, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown also...
by Alexei Kuchinsky, Esq | Nov 16, 2011 | Employment Law News, New Legislation
I n October 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a number of wage and hour measures that are desigend to provide more protections to California workers and impose strict civil and criminal liability on employers violating labor laws. Among them is...
