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California employment law wrap-up: The top five developments for California employers in July 2021
United States | Publication | August 4, 2021
Employers triumph in two noteworthy wage-hour cases, while the state Supreme Court takes a broad view of the statute of limitations under state discrimination laws. Read below for our brief summary of these and other developments for July 2021.
- California Supreme Court clarifies statute of limitations for FEHA claims
- Court of appeals finds that employer’s compensation program does not violate California’s distinctive “no wage borrowing” rule
- California court of appeals clarifies how the overtime rate can be listed on employees’ wage statements
- The NLRB rules that solicitation of mail ballots is objectionable conduct in a board election
- Missed break periods must be paid at overtime rates
That's a wrap. See you next month for another top five developments for California employers.
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