The Supreme Court of California, in response to a question certified to it by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, clarified on January 27 in a unanimous opinion that California Labor Code Section 1102.6 provides...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 on September 17, enhancing the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health’s (Cal-OSHA’s) enforcement of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection prevention requirements....more
9/23/2020
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Governor Newsom ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Code ,
Occupational Exposure ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
As part of his continuing response to the increasing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in California, Governor Gavin Newsom released the COVID-19 Employer Playbook on July 24 to assist employers in navigating reopening and...more
Assembly Bill 5, signed into law on September 18, generally codifies Dynamex and establishes difficult standards for classifying workers as independent contractors. Employers should review their independent contractor...more
The California Court of Appeal recently held that if an employer requires an employee to call in two hours before the start of a scheduled shift to find out if the employee will be required to work the shift, and the employee...more
The California Supreme Court holds that California wage and hour laws prohibit on-duty and on-call rest breaks.
On December 22, 2016, the California Supreme Court ruled that California “employers must relieve their...more
However, the court found PAGA representative action waivers unenforceable; employers should consider practical implications with respect to arbitration agreements.
On June 23, the California Supreme Court issued its...more
6/30/2014
/ Arbitration ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
CLS Transportation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Iskanian ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Trucking Industry