November 2024

 

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California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Takes Effect Oct. 16

The California Department of Industrial Relations has announced that the minimum wage for covered health care workers will go into effect Oct. 16, 2024. Originally, the minimum wage was supposed to take effect June 1, 2024, but it was delayed twice.

California Raises Minimum Pay for Overtime Exemptions for 2025

The California Department of Industrial Relations has announced an increase to the pay rates that computer software employees and physicians must receive to be exempt from overtime. Additionally, the minimum salary required for the administrative, professional, and executive overtime exemptions will also increase. These new rates take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.

California Bars Mandatory Meetings on Political or Religious Matters

California has enacted legislation that prohibits employers from taking adverse action against employees because they refuse to attend an employer-sponsored mandatory meeting that communicates the employer’s opinion about political or religious matters. The changes were made by enactment of Senate Bill 399 and take effect Jan. 1, 2025.

Legislation to Reform California’ s Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA)

Amendments to PAGA were recently negotiated in the form of two separate bills which were signed into law on July 1, 2024.  The amendments limit the claims that can be asserted and penalties that can be imposed in many PAGA lawsuits in the future. 

California Amends Rules on Required Whistleblower Notice

California has enacted legislation (Assembly Bill 2299) that clarifies requirements and compliance for the whistleblower protections notice. The law takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.

California Approves Rules for Indoor Heat Illness Prevention

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued regulations that require employers to take certain steps to protect workers from heat illness if they have indoor workplaces where the temperature reaches 82° F. The regulations are effective immediately.

California Health Care Worker Minimum Wage Delayed Again

The minimum wage for health care workers in California has been delayed from July 1, 2024 to at least October 15, 2024. Originally, the minimum wage was supposed to take effect June 1, 2024, but it has now been delayed twice.

California OSHA Clarifies COVID-19 Rules That Are in Effect

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has clarified that the State Public Health Officer Order dated January 9, 2024 remains in place and continues to impact Cal/OSHA’s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Standards in particular with respect to isolation of COVID-19 cases.

California Minimum Wage Increase for Healthcare Workers Delayed to July 1, 2024

On May 31, 2024, the Governor of California signed into law (Senate Bill 828) which delays the implementation of California's health care worker minimum wage law by one month from June 1, 2024 to July 1, 2024. The original law required covered health care employees to be paid a minimum of between $18 and $23 per hour depending on the type of facility between June 1, 2024 and May 31, 2025.

California - Reminder: California Workplace Violence Prevention Requirements Take Effect Soon

Many employers in California must implement an effective written plan and take certain other actions to prevent workplace violence by July 1, 2024. The requirements are a result of the enactment of Senate Bill 553.
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