Help! I Have California Employees on the Payroll. Now What?
California is the world's sixth-largest economy, so odds are strong your organization will soon have a California employee who needs to be paid properly. This program demystifies California wage and hour law by identifying the essential legal rules that apply to a California employee at all stages of the employment life cycle. It provides a deep dive into California payroll and wage and hour rules, including distinguishing between wage rules for nonexempt and exempt employees; covers bonus, commission and final pay rules; discusses whether to pay nonexempt employees for de minimis time and the data that must be included on employee pay statements; and provides tips on how best to document pay decisions so you can defend employee claims made under the California Fair Pay Act.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn how to comply with and enforce California wage and hour rules so you can effectively manage employees, reduce organization litigation risk and maximize employee engagement.
- Understand how multistate employers can use ethical practice in determining how to comply with California wage and hour rules that may conflict with federal law and the laws of other states.
- Learn how to audit the company's compliance with California wage and hour laws to ensure legal compliance and mitigate risk.
Brenda S. Kasper, SHRM-SCP, SPHR-CA
Brenda S. Kasper is a founding member of Kasper & Frank LLP, a law firm representing California and multi-state employers for all of their human resources and employment law needs. She regularly advises employers of all sizes on wage and hour compliance, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, reductions in force, terminations and discipline management, employment contracts, personnel policies, and hiring issues. She also provides management and human resources training. Brenda is a former HR director so her legal advice is practical, creative and tailored to each client’s needs. She was the 2015 San Diego SHRM Board President, is an instructor for the HR Certification program at the University of California San Diego Extension and holds her SHRM-SCP and SPHR-California certifications.