On October 4, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 616, amending California’s Paid Sick Leave Laws, with the changes set to take effect on January 1, 2024.
Employers should exercise extreme caution in rounding employee time punches. That is the lesson in a recent case called Woodworth v. Loma Linda Univ. Medical Center. In that case, a California court of appeal ruled that employers should not round time punches where it is feasible for the employer to capture exact time punches.
California’s hourly minimum wage is set to increase again, from $15.50 to $16.00, for all employers effective January 1, 2024. Last month, the Director of California’s Department of Finance published a letter stating that the minimum wage is increasing by 3.5% to account for an inflation adjustment.
On Monday, July 10, 2023, a California federal judge certified a statewide class of O’Reilly Auto Enterprises LLC hourly workers over allegations that O’Reilly violated California wage statement laws. However, the judge declined to certify three other classes relating to claims that O’Reilly failed to provide lawful meal breaks.