An Oct. 24 Law360 Employment Authority article titled “5 New Calif. Wage-Hour Laws Attys Should Know” addresses the implications for employers of a raft of new California laws that increase the number of sick days employers are required to offer; establish special wage floors for healthcare workers; create a fast food industry-wide minimum wage; identify multiple new circumstances in which workers can take bereavement leave; and more.
Quoted for the article, Partner Sabrina Shadi says the significance of the laws lies not just in their individual requirements but in the range of changes they herald as a group. “You need to change your handbook, you need to change your payroll systems, how they’re reflecting accruals, your pay stub has to change,” she tells Law360. In short, California employers have “a lot of work” to do.