The Calfornia Legislature passed several bills which will effect your CA labor law postings for 2003. The AB749 effects the Workers’ Compensation Notice to  Employees.    The  Division  of  Workers’  Compensation  is  working  on  the revisions   at   this   time.      Another   change   will   be   in    Harassment   and Discrimination in Employment posting.  As soon as these are ready we will be able to ship your new poster.  There may be other changes as well and we are closely monitoring all postings. OTHER CALIFORNIA NEWS CPC’s UPDATE NOTIFICATION SERVICE! As part of our promise to keep you updated on Labor Law changes we are sending you this fax.  Due to a very active California Legislature in 2002, your  CALIFORNIA  All-On-One™  poster  dated  1/2002  is  currently  under revision.  Take action NOW in preparation for the 2003 labor law changes for California. q Please send me a California All-On-One™ Poster (Laminated 25” x 39”) California  All-On-One™ Special Price $29.95 * NOW FAST  2 DAY  SHIPPING Shipping $8.50* $38.45 plus appropriate sales tax Cardholder name 438 W. Chestnut Ave. P.O. Box 607, Monrovia, CA 91017 NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES TIME OFF TO VOTE CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE § 14000. EMPLOYEES’ TIME OFF TO VOTE. If a voter does not have sufficient time outside of working hours to vote at a statewide election, the voter may, without loss    of    pay,    take    off    enough    working    time,    which    when added to the voting time available outside of working hours, will enable the voter to vote. No more than two hours of the time taken off for voting shall be without loss of pay.  The time off for voting shall be only at     the     beginning     or     end     of     the     regular     working     shift, whichever allows the most free time for voting and the least time   off   from   the   regular   working   shift,   unless   otherwise mutually agreed. If the employee on the third working day prior to the day of election, knows or has reason to believe that time off will be necessary to be able to vote on election day, the employee shall  give  the  employer  at  least  two  working  days'  notice that  time  off  for  voting  is  desired,  in  accordance  with  this section. Secretary of State 1500 11th Street, 5th Floor Sacramento, CA  95814 Tel. 916-657-2166 / Fax 916-653-3214 PAY DAY NOTICE PAYCHECKS  FOR  EMPLOYEES WILL BE ISSUED ON THE FOLLOWING DAY OF THE WEEK: o MONDAY o THURSDAY o TUESDAY o FRIDAY o WEDNESDAY o SATURDAY o SUNDAY PAY SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS: o WEEKLY o SEMI MONTHLY o BIWEEKLY o MONTHLY o _____________ PAYCHECKS ARE ISSUED AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATION: ________________________________________________________________ STATE OF CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISION OF LABOR STANDARDS ENFORCEMENT CA LABOR CODE SECTIONS 204, 204A, 204B AND 205 EMERGENCY AMBULANCE  ___________________ FIRE-RESCUE  __________________ HOSPITAL   _____________________ PHYSICIAN   ____________________ ALTERNATE  ____________________ POLICE ________________________ CAL/OSHA  _____________________ (POSTING IS REQUIRED BY TITLE 8 SECTION 1512  (e)) FRANCHISE TAX BOARD SACRAMENTO, CA 95867 NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES NOTICE: EMPLOYEE POLYGRAPH PROTECTION ACT THE LAW REQUIRES EMPLOYERS TO DISPLAY  THIS POSTER WHERE EMPLOYEES AND JOB APPLICANTS CAN READILY  SEE IT. *The law does not preempt any provision of any State or local law or any collective bargaining agreement which is more restrictive with respect to lie detector tests. NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES TO REORDER CALL: 1-800-817-7678 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (PAID FOR ENTIRELY BY EMPLOYERS’ TAXES): “TEMPORARY SERVICES” OR “LEASING” EMPLOYERS EMPLOYEES OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS: STATE DISABILITY INSURANCE (PAID FOR ENTIRELY BY EMPLOYEES’ CONTRIBUTIONS) Compliance Poster Company™ THE LAW Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES Equal Employment Opportunity is Private Employment, State and Local Governments, Educational Institutions RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN DISABILITY AGE SEX (WAGES) Employers Holding Federal Contracts or Subcontracts RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES VIETNAM ERA, SPECIAL DISABLED, RECENTLY SEPARATED, AND OTHER PROTECTED VETERANS Federal Minimum Wage $4.75        $5.15 Your Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Pay Child Labor Enforcement U.S. Department of Labor • Employment Standards Administration • Wage and Hour Division • Washington, D.C. 20210 The law requires employers to display this poster where employees can readily see it. SUMMARY OF ACTIONS: TAKE NOTICE that on October 23, 2000, the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC), having proceeded according to its authority in the Labor Code and Constitution of California, Article 14, § 1, amended Sections 1,2,3, and 5 of the General Minimum Wage   Order,   MW-98.   Section   4,   Separability,   has   not   been   changed.   The   IWC adopted increases to the minimum wage and to meals and lodging credits in this general minimum wage order and in all of the IWC’s industry and occupation orders. The IWC also repealed and/or amended the following non-statutory full and partial exemptions from the minimum wage for certain employees that are contained in this order as well as in its industry and occupation orders:  student nurses, professional actors, full-time carnival ride operators, employees of the State or local governments and any political subdivision thereof, personal attendants in private homes except for persons under the age of eighteen who are employee as baby sitters for a minor child of the employer in the employer’s home, and minors paid not less than 85% of the minimum wage rounded to the nearest nickel. The present partial exemption for learners was amended to include minors. The IWC took these actions after holding investigative  public  hearings  as  required  by  Labor  Code  §  1178,  considered  the report of the Wage Board on the minimum wage selected pursuant to Labor Code § 1178.5, and subsequently holding public hearings according to the requirements of Labor Code § 1181. This summary must be made available to employees in accordance with the IWC’s wage orders. Copies of the full text of the amended wage orders may be obtained at www.dir.ca.gov/IWC  or by mail from the IWC. 1.  APPLICABILITY The provisions of this Order shall not apply to outside salespersons and individuals who are the parent, spouse, or children of the employer previously contained in this Order and the IWC’s industry and occupation orders. The IWC has eliminated other exemptions   from   the   minimum   wage   previously   contained   in   this   Order   and   in sections  of  the  IWC’s  industry  and  occupation  orders.   (See  Section  5,  Amended Provisions, below.) Exceptions and modifications provided by statute or in Section 1, Applicability, and in other sections of the IWC’s industry and occupation orders may be used where any such provisions are enforceable and applicable to the employer. 2.  MINIMUM WAGES Every  employer  shall  pay  to  each  employee  wages  not  less  than  six  dollars  and twenty-five cents ($6.25) per hour for all hours worked, effective January 1, 2001, and not less than six dollars and seventy-five cents ($6.75) per hour for all hours worked, effective January 1, 2002. 3.  MEALS AND LODGING Meals or lodging may not be credited against the minimum wage without a voluntary written agreement between the employer and the employee.  When credit for meals or  lodging  is  used  to  meet  part  of  the  employer’s  minimum  wage  obligation,  the amounts so credited may not be more than the following: LODGING: EFFECTIVE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,  2001 JANUARY 1,  2002 ROOM OCCUPIED ALONE .........$29.40 PER WEEK..........$31.75 PER WEEK ROOM SHARED ..........................$24.25 PER WEEK   ........$26.20 PER WEEK APARTMENT – TWO-THIRDS(2/3) OF THE ORDINARY RENTAL VALUE, AND IN NO EVENT MORE THAN ..........$352.95 PER MONTH.....$381.20 PER MONTH WHERE A COUPLE ARE BOTH EMPLOYED BY THE EMPLOYER, TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE ORDINARY RENTAL VALUE, AND IN NO EVENT MORE THAN  .........................................$522.10 PER MONTH ....$563.90 PER MONTH MEALS: BREAKFAST  .......................................... $2.25  ..............................$2.45 LUNCH  .................................................. $3.10  ..............................$3.35 DINNER.................................................. $4.15  ..............................$4.50 4.  SEPARABILITY If   the   application   of   any   provisions   of   this   Order,   or   any   section,   subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, word or portion of this Order should be held invalid,    unconstitutional,    unauthorized,    or    prohibited    by    statute,    the    remaining provisions thereof shall not be affected thereby, but shall continue to be given full force   and   effect   as   if   the   part   so   held   invalid   or   unconstitutional   had   not   been included herein. 5.  AMENDED PROVISIONS This Order amends the minimum wage and meals and lodging credits in MW-98, as well as in the IWC’s industry and occupation orders. (See Orders 1-15, Secs.  4 and 10;  and Order 16, Secs.  4 and 9.) This Order also amends the following other provisions of the IWC’s industry and occupations orders to    be    consistent    with    the    IWC’s    actions    regarding    the    elimination    of    certain exemptions from the minimum wage:  Order 1, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 2, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 3, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 4, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 5, Secs.  1(A) and (C), and 4(A)(1) and (2); Order 6, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 7, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2); Order 8, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 9, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2); Order 10, Secs. 1(B) and (D), and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 11, Secs. 1(B) and (C) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 12, Secs.  1(B) and (C) and 4(A)(1) and (2):  Order 13, Secs. 1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 14, Secs.  1(B) and 4(A)(1) and (2);  Order 15, Secs. 1(B)   and   4(A)(1)   and   (2);   and   Order   16,   Secs.   1(B).   These   amendments   were adopted  on  October  23,  2000,  in  Sacramento.  These  amendments  to  the  Wage Orders shall be in effect as of January 1, 2001. $6.25 INDUSTRIAL WELFARE COMMISSION ORDER NO. MW-2001 THE CALIFORNIA MINIMUM WAGE To employers and representatives of persons working in industries and occupations in the State of California: $6.75 HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT Because of n Sex  n Sexual Orientation  n Race  n Color  n Religious Creed  n Marital Status n Denial of Family and Medical Care Leave  n National Origin   (Including Language Limitations) n Ancestry  n Medical Condition (Cancer/Genetic Characteristics) n Age (40 and above)  n Disability (Mental and Physical) Including HIV and AIDS n Denial of Pregnancy Disability Leave or Reasonable Accommodation IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THE LAW PROVIDES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FINES AND FOR REMEDIES FOR INDIVIDUALS, WHICH MAY INCLUDE:  hiring,  back pay,  promotion,  reinstatement, cease-and-desist order,  expert witness fees,  reasonable attorney’s fees and costs,  punitive damages,  and damages for emotional distress. JOB APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES: If you believe you have experienced discrimination,  you may file a DFEH complaint. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS: If you believe you have been harassed,  you may file a DFEH compliant. Complaints must be filed within one year from the last act of discrimination/harassment. For information contact the department of Fair Employment and Housing: Toll Free 1-800-884-1684 SACRAMENTO,  CA Area / OUT OF STATE (916) 227-0551 TTY Number:  1-800-700-2320    Website:  www.dfeh.ca.gov CALIFORNIA FAMILY RIGHTS ACT PREGNANCY DISABILITY LEAVE Family   Care   and   Medical   Leave   (CFRA Leave) and Pregnancy Disability Leave YOUR  RIGHTS UNDER THE FEDERAL FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 Reasons For Taking Leave: Advance Notice and Medical Certification: Job   Benefits   and   Protection: Unlawful Acts By Employers: Enforcement: For Additional Information: Contact the nearest office of the Wage and Hour Division, listed in most telephone directories under U.S. Government, Department of Labor. 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