Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives

Each year, companies that do business in California brace for the new bills signed into law by the governor in the last few months of the year. Hunton & Williams partner Emily Burkhardt Vicente discusses the five new laws California employers should be aware of this year, and how they can prepare.

View the 5-minute video here.

Questions? Contact Emily Burkhardt Vicente at ebvicente@hunton.com.

With Christmas falling on a Sunday this year, employers should be mindful of state blue laws, which sometimes require premium pay to hourly employees working on Sundays or holidays. Although most state laws, as well as federal law, do not require premium pay for work performed on holidays (unless, of course, the employee has worked more than 40 hours that week), there are a few exceptions, such as Massachusetts and Rhode Island.