Beginning January 1, 2015, the IRS standard mileage rate deduction for business use of a vehicle is 57.5 cents per mile, up one and a half cents from the 2014 IRS mileage rate of 56 cents per [...]

On July 1, 2014, California’s minimum wage increases to $9 per hour, up $1 from $8 per hour. On January 1, 2016, California’s minimum wage increases will again increase to $10 an [...]

Beginning January 1, 2014, the IRS standard mileage rate deduction for business use of a vehicle is 56 cents per mile, down a half cent from the 2013 IRS mileage rate of 56.5 cents per [...]

California Law on Gift Cards and Gift Certificates.

In California, California Civil Code Sections 1749.45-1749.6 prohibit the inclusion of an expiration date, service fee, and dormancy (non use) fee on most gift certificates and gift cards (if purchased) from a California retailer for use with the retailer and/or its affiliates. In addition, pursuant to California Civil Code Section [...]

The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has launched two new departments: (1) The Wage Theft Crime Unit and (2) The Labor Enforcement Task Force (LETF) both of which are designed to "combat the underground economy" and "crack down on businesses that do not follow the state's labor laws — hiring employees off the books and paying them under the table." [...]