2016 Key Labor Law Changes
To go along with last week’s blog, here’s a quick bullet list of key labor law changes* that all business owners should be aware of:
Senate Bill 579
- New Minimum Wage: $10 per Hour
Kin Care Law
- Employers are to allow the use of half of accrued sick leave to care for family members
- Employers with 25+ employees must allow 40 hours of unpaid time each year
Exempt Employees
- Must pay FT EE’s $41,600 in Salary (or double minimum wage)
Senate Bill 358
Recordkeeping Act
- Increased in-house reporting requirements from 2 to 3 years
Equal Pay Act
- Requires ER to explain/justify pay differentials between employees
California Healthy Family Bill 1522
- Paid Sick Leave Act
- Must show on pay stub
- Provide employees with an accrual of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked
- Allow employee to use 24 hours per calendar year
- Allow carryover of at least 48 hours into new calendar year
- Print the employees balance on pay stub
*Required for all California employers as of January 1, 2016
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