In a rare wage and hour victory for employers, the California Court of Appeal, in AHMC Healthcare, Inc. v. Superior Court (2018), 24 Cal.App.5th 1014, held that an…
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Do you have to pay an employee for answering an after-hours work related call that only lasted a few minutes? The Industrial Welfare Commission Orders,…
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Vee Sotelo answers a client’s question regarding a sick day taken before/after a holiday:
This question was recently posed to Vee Sotelo regarding employees that called out the day before or after a paid holiday (day off): Our company…
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