A California appeals court recently ruled that a federal law preventing employers from requiring sexual harassment claims to be arbitrated also blocks arbitration of all other claims alleged as part of the same case. While...more
You may think of “magic mushrooms” as nothing but a novelty, but psychedelics like psilocybin are gaining popularity as a therapeutic mental health treatment – raising questions about their impact on the workplace. Are your...more
Private employers in California with five or more employees and all public employers in the state must provide employees with leave for reproductive-related loss under a new law that took effect this year. SB 848 expands...more
California employers should take steps now to ensure their policies and practices align with new employment protections for cannabis consumption. Specifically, employers in the state are now barred from discriminating against...more
Los Angeles is set to strengthen protections for retail workers in a sweeping law known as the Fair Work Week Ordinance, which the city council approved on November 29. The ordinance — which is expected to impact about 70,000...more
Employers may be able to revise their COVID-19 protocols now that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has updated the definition of “close contact” for isolation and quarantine purposes. Over the summer, the...more
Will Californians across the state soon be saying “Thank God it’s Thursday” as they look forward to a mandated three-day weekend all year round? Efforts to reduce work time have regained steam with the California...more
The White House’s labor task force released a highly anticipated report on Monday as the next step in its long-term plan to “encourage worker organizing and collective bargaining” – and one section of the report takes square...more
As gig economy businesses – and other employers that implement gig-like workforce models – gear up for a new year, it’s natural to look ahead and begin to set expectations for what the road ahead might bring. We’ve scoured...more
1/24/2022
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California businesses struggling to police local vaccine verification mandates in places such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Contra Costa, West Hollywood, and Berkeley received good news last week as state officials issued...more
A sharp increase in pandemic-related workplace litigation this summer could spell trouble for employers, as we expect to see a steady increase in COVID-19 lawsuits filed by employees across the country. That’s just one of 10...more
9/8/2021
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