According to the federal government, “[a]lthough the gender pay gap has narrowed since the signing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963, women earned 82 cents for every dollar a man earns, according to 2020 data from the Bureau of...more
On January 1, 2023, Senate Bill 1162 went into effect. This new law imposes significant new pay scale disclosure requirements on California employers. It also leaves a number of questions unanswered, which the Department of...more
As the 2022 legislative year came to a close on September 30, 2022, several significant employment law bills were signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom. This alert provides a recap of the most notable of these laws that...more
10/18/2022
/ Bereavement Leave ,
Caregivers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FEHA ,
Governor Newsom ,
Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Popular ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court ruled that meal, rest, or recovery period premium payments must be made at the “regular rate of pay” that is used for overtime, not the employee’s base hourly rate....more
SB 95, recently signed into law by Governor Newsom, provides immediate COVID-19 paid sick leave protections for many California employees. The new law continues and expands the requirements for COVID-19-related sick pay ...more
3/31/2021
/ Earned Sick Time ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Retroactive Application ,
Sick Leave ,
Sick Pay ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
We have prepared the following FAQ to guide California employers with respect to their workplace policies and their response to the orders and laws that have been passed at the federal, state and local level to contend with...more
7/6/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
EPSLA ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
FEHA ,
Governor Newsom ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Examinations ,
Operators of Essential Services ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Quarantine ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Sick Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
Telecommuting ,
Traveling Employee ,
Virus Testing ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety