Legislation

Legislation

California laws are ever changing. CEA would like to help you understand the many changes and laws effecting California Employers today.

  • Employers Seeking Reductions In Exempt Employee Work Schedules
    Employers faced with increased pressure in this economic climate have implemented a variety of cost-cutting measures to stay afloat. But what if layoffs and other cost-cutting measures fail to right the ship? Can an employer reduce the work hours and salary of exempt employees? Click on the heading for more info.
  • Meal and Rest Periods
  • Brinker Restaurants v. Superior Court of San Diego County. 7/24/08
  • A number of former employees sought to file a class action lawsuit against Brinker based on claims that the employees did not receive meal and rest periods and that their employer forced them to work off the clock and shaved time off of their time records to avoid liability for meal and rest periods.
  • New California Wireless Telephone Laws
  • Two new laws dealing with the use of wireless telephones while driving go into effect July 1, 2008. Click on this link for Frequently Asked Questions, established by the California Highway Patrol, concerning these new laws.
  • A summary of Prop. F: SFO Paid Six Leave Ordinance fact sheet.
  • Mandatory Harassment Training for Supervisors in 2005
  • Governor Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 1825 (AB 1825) in September of 2004, requiring California employers with 50 or more employees to provide supervisors with two hours of sexual harassment training, every two years.
  • Small Business California
  • A proactive, non-partisan business advocate whose only agenda is the well being of California’s 1,137,584 small businesses. Working for all small businesses for a better business environment, SB-Cal is responsive to the needs of small business owners.