July, 2014

July 27, 2014 California Supreme Court Limits Commissioned Employee Exemption

On July 14 the California Supreme Court ruled that commissions paid in one pay period cannot be attributed to earlier pay periods in order to satisfy the requirements of California’s commissioned employee overtime exemption. The case is Peabody...

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July 16, 2014 City of San Diego Raises Minimum Wage and Mandates Paid Sick Leave

Earlier this week the San Diego City Council voted to join San Francisco, San Jose and several other cities across the nation as municipalities with higher minimum wages than those established by federal or state law. The council also voted to req...

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July 16, 2014 How To Terminate Employees You're 'Just Not That Into'

Law360, New York (July 16, 2014, 11:15 AM ET) -- People often dread hearing “it’s not you, it’s me.” We all know this platitude is a polite way of telling someone “it really is you.” Like a breakup with a significant other, employers often struggl...

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July 1, 2014 Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby Decision: Little Immediate Impact on Employers

The Supreme Court this week issued its opinion in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, which, despite significant media attention, has virtually no current impact on most employers’ obligations under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In its decision, th...

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