Starting January 1, 2025, the annual minimum salary to qualify for the white-collar exemption (executive, administrative, and professional) will increase to $68,640 (or $5,720 per month), up from $66,560 in 2024. Employers must ensure compliance with these thresholds to avoid misclassification issues.
The law requires companies subject to the law to disclose information regarding their efforts to eradicate human trafficking and slavery within their supply chains on their website or, if a company does not have a website, through written disclosures.
In California, you can win a wage claim by: understanding your legal rights, gathering evidence of a labor violation, filing a wage claim, helping with the investigation, and. attending the wage claim hearing.
Some jobs can be classed as equal work, even if the roles seem different. For example, a clerical job and a warehouse job might be classed as equal work.
This allows for the “7 minute rule,” where: the first 7 minutes to the increment, 1 through 7, are rounded down, and. the final 7 minutes, or 8-15, are rounded up.
Protections against discrimination for the off-duty use of cannabis and limitations on the use of drug tests for cannabis will go into effect on January 1, 2024. Additionally, amendments to the California Labor Code will make it easier for employees to pursue certain retaliation claims.
How Do I Contact the Labor Board in California? To contact the DLSE, call 833-LCO-INFO (833-526-4636). You may also visit the DLSE webpage to determine DLSE business hours, find local office addresses, or visit an office nearest you. General inquiries may be emailed to DLSE2@dir.ca.
Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) placed employees in 21 different bargaining units and has ongoing oversight, and. Department of California Human Resources (CalHR) performs negotiations with the employee unions and with “non-unit” (often referred to as “excluded”) managers, supervisors and confidentials.