Both during the height of the Covid pandemic and now in the aftermath, employers are increasingly reaching out to our Employment Group about employees who are demonstrating or reporting mental health problems. While some of...more
Local Minimum Wage Increases Go Into Effect on July 1, 2022 -
On July 1, 2022, a number of local governments throughout California will raise their minimum wage. In the City of Los Angeles, the new rate is $16.04/hour...more
7/1/2022
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Viking River Cruises Inc v Moriana ,
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As mask mandates have been lifted and COVID-19 infection rates go down, many businesses are using this as an opportunity to welcome employees back to their workplaces. It is expected, and we have already seen, that there will...more
On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 114, California’s 2022 COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave law. Under the new law, employers with 26 or more employees are obligated to provide up to 80 hours of...more
California employers have a chance to participate in their own COVID regulation fate.
While California employers are currently subject to a variety of overlapping state, local as well as Cal-OSHA COVID-19 compliance...more
The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced on August 23, 2021, that Pfizer is the first COVID-19 vaccine receiving full FDA approval. This is a procedural moment of clarity for which employers across the...more
From January 1, 2021, until January 1, 2023, Cal/OSHA has been empowered to issue citations more quickly for serious violations related to COVID-19.
Employers throughout California are starting to feel the sting of the...more
Please join Karina Sterman, Employment Law Partner at Greenberg Glusker and Jamie Webb-Akasaka, Vice President, Legal Counsel at OneDigital, on April 28th for "Cal/OSHA Evolves with COVID — Top 3 Developments Employers Need...more
On March 19, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 95 (SB95), which adds sections 248.2 and 248.3 to the California Labor Code, extending and expanding COVID-related sick leave obligations for all California employers of...more
In preparation for 2021, California employers have an abundance of new laws to decipher and comply with. Below are the highlights curated by our Employment Law Group.
AB 685 CREATES NEW REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING...more
11/16/2020
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I am amazed at how often business owners are surprised to learn that all employers in California are required to prepare, implement and inform employees about the employer’s Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP). Are...more
8/31/2020
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Non-Essential Businesses Continue to Reopen Under State and Local Safety Orders, but Employers Should Still Use Caution -
California continues to advance through the later portion of Stage 2 of its phased reopening plan....more
6/4/2020
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Join Greenberg Glusker LLP, Ethos Giving, and Miller Ink to discuss how businesses can “do good” in the current COVID-19 environment and beyond.
We’ll be discussing:
- Why businesses and business leaders are needed...more
California employers have been struggling to keep up with the clunky stew of federal and state leaves for years. Unwittingly, therefore, they have been training for years on managing multiple employees’ leaves. What’s two...more
5/6/2020
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