Employment and Labor Law

By: Anthony Amendola and Jorja Cirigliana
Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP (Los Angeles, California, USA)

The California Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), which became effective on January 1, 2012, requires private-sector employers to provide a written wage notice “at the time of hiring” to nonexempt employees

(excluding most employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement.).  The DLSE first issued a notice template in late December.  Last Friday, the DLSE issued a revised version of the notice that addresses many of the concerns raised by the employer community.  The DLSE also issued revised and expanded FAQs for the second time since the WTPA went into effect.  The revised notice and FAQs are available on the DLSE website.  DLSE requires employers to provide the revised notice to employees hired after April 12, 2012.  However, those who received the prior version do not need to be provided with the revised notice, unless or until the information provided in a prior notice changes. Click here to read entire article.