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Katie Collins is an associate in the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group. She represents clients in a variety of litigation and employment matters. Additionally, Katie provides advice and counsel to employers concerning their workplace policies, practices and personnel matters.

Beginning January 1, 2023, employers with at least 15 employees will be required to include a pay scale with any job posting. If employers use third-party services to post jobs, they will need to provide those third parties with the pay scale information so that it can be included in the job posting. While employers do not have to volunteer such information to existing employees without prompting, those employees are entitled to the same pay range for their own positions if requested. The requirement to provide pay ranges to existing employees upon request applies to all employers, regardless of size.  
Continue Reading Labor Commissioner Issues Pay Transparency FAQs Providing Clarity to Employers

Recent case law has brought time rounding policies into question. In this episode of California Employment News, Meagan Bainbridge and Katie Collins review the California Court of Appeal’s recent ruling in Camp v. Home Depot, and discuss how it could impact time rounding policies for California employers.
Continue Reading California Employment News: Time to Do Away With Rounding Policies

California Labor Code now guarantees meal and rest breaks for public healthcare workers. In this episode of California Employment NewsMeagan Bainbridge and Katie Collins review the details of the newly added Labor Code Section 512.1 and how it applies to both public healthcare employees and employers.
Continue Reading California Employment News: Public Healthcare Workers Now Get Meal and Rest Breaks