Governor Newsom signed into law a plethora of bills that significantly expand the rights of employees in California, although notably vetoing a bill that would have prohibited caste discrimination. Most of the new laws take...more
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Update July 22: This blog has been updated to reflect current guidance about Oakland's right to recall for laid-off hospitality workers. Oakland passed the Hospitality and Travel Worker Right to Recall Ordinance, giving...more
Oakland is poised to pass the Hospitality and Travel Worker Right to Recall Ordinance, giving recently laid off employees priority when businesses resume operations. These new obligations will survive bankruptcy proceedings...more
California employers are facing the prospect of unanticipated layoffs – also known as furloughs and reductions in force – in response to government mandates and directives concerning the COVID-19 pandemic....more
In a recent decision, a California Court of Appeal ruled for the first time that a temporary layoff is sufficient to trigger the protections of the California WARN Act (“Cal WARN”). In Int’l Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron...more