Compensation and Benefits (26%)

Develop, implement, and administer compensation and benefits programs for all employee groups in compliance with California legal requirements.

Responsibility

1. Develop, implement, and administer policies and procedures to comply with state wage and hour laws.
2. Ensure compliance with state wage and hour laws by auditing, monitoring, inspecting, and evaluating records, postings, and processes.
3. Develop, implement, and administer policies and procedures to comply with state laws and regulations regarding benefit administration.
4. Ensure compliance with state laws and regulations regarding benefit administration by auditing, monitoring, inspecting, and evaluating records, postings, and processes.
5. Establish and administer time-keeping, documentation, and records retention policies and procedures required under state law governing compensation and benefits.

Knowledge

1. Definition of wages, including specialty payments (such as split shifts, on call, makeup time, travel time)
2. Wage orders-Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC)
3. Minimum wage requirements, including living wage
4. Overtime regulations (for example, job classifications [exempt versus nonexempt], calculating multiple rates of pay)
5. Timing of payments, including fines and penalties
6. Rest and meal periods
7. Alternative workweek schedule (AWS)
8. Permitted and prohibited payroll deductions
9. Garnishments and bankruptcy
10. Role of Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
11. Domestic partner legislation for employer benefit plans for example domestic partner coverage, individual rights
12. Cal-COBRA
13. COBRA extension for 59.5 years of age and older
14. Legal requirements for postings and notices
15. Labor code requirements for timekeeping
16. Documentation and records retention requirements