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Effective January 1, 2012, California has raised the minimum salary requirement for exempt computer software professionals from $79,050 to $81,026.25 per year (from $6,587.50 to $6,752.19 per month). By contrast, the salary requirement for the general “white collar” overtime exemptions (i.e., administrative, executive, and professional) remains at two times the minimum wage for full-time employment,…
Continue ReadingAs we discussed in our December 6, 2011 Employment Law Alert, newly passed California Labor Code Section 2810.5 requires employers to provide a written notice with a wide range of information to new hires starting on January 1, 2012. Today, the California Labor Commissioner published its approved template for this notice. You may access the…
Continue ReadingAs the 2011 California legislative session drew to a close, Governor Jerry Brown signed several new significant employment laws – by far the most enacted in any of the last several years. Some of these new laws require employers to take specific proactive steps to ensure compliance. The purpose of this alert is to address…
Continue ReadingOn August 5, 2011, in Paton v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., the California Court of Appeal ruled that an employee had the right to proceed to trial with a claim that his employer should have paid him for unused “sabbatical” time upon termination of employment. California law requires that employers accrue vacation time earned by…
Continue ReadingIn Sullivan v. Oracle Corp., the California Supreme Court recently ruled that Oracle was required to pay overtime in accordance with California law to non-California residents who work in California for a full day or full week. The case involved employees based outside of California who traveled to train customers of Oracle in California. Unlike…
Continue ReadingHixson Nagatani LLP is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys were recently honored in the 2011 Northern California Super Lawyers magazine, published by Law & Politics. Super Lawyers recognized Ray Hixson as a “Super Lawyer” in Northern California in employment and labor law. This honor is limited to those evaluated to be within…
Continue ReadingHixson Nagatani LLP is pleased to announce that two of its attorneys were recently honored in the 2010 Northern California Super Lawyers magazine, published by Law & Politics. Super Lawyers recognized Ray Hixson as a “Super Lawyer” in Northern California in employment and labor law. This honor is limited to those evaluated to be within…
Continue ReadingCalifornia law does not require employers to provide paid sick leave. Nonetheless, many employers choose to do so. Labor Code Section 233 (commonly referred to as the “kin care” provision), requires employers who offer accrued paid sick leave policies to permit employees to use at least one-half of their annual sick leave accrual to care…
Continue ReadingHixson Nagatani LLP proudly announces that Mary Wang has joined the firm as a partner. Ms. Wang previously was an attorney for several years with one of California’s most prestigious large law firms, where she focused exclusively on employment law matters and had worked with both Ray Hixson and Brian Nagatani. Hixson Nagatani’s clients will…
Continue ReadingA very favorable opinion letter for employers, from the California Labor Commissioner’s Chief Counsel Robert Roginson, recently stated that it would be permissible “to reduce the work schedule of exempt employees, coupled with a reduction in their salaries, as an alternative to avoiding or limiting the need for job layoffs in the current difficult economic…
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