The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has not previously addressed whether the surreptitious recording of collective bargaining sessions is a standalone violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). However, with...more
Yesterday, the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its guidance entitled: What You Should Know About DEI-Related Discrimination at Work....more
3/20/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
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The California legislature is never dormant when it comes to enacting new laws for California employers. This year, the statutes are less numerous than most other years, but there are still some important new changes that all...more
11/12/2024
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRB ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
Wage and Hour
At the end of today, the statewide California mask mandate applicable in all public indoor settings expires. As we published yesterday, under the new guidance, starting tomorrow, vaccinated employees and customers may no...more
2/15/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Educational Institutions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Students ,
Teachers ,
Workplace Safety
During 2020 and 2021, California introduced various bills that mandated COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for certain California employees. That leave expired in September 2021....more
2/11/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Retroactive Application ,
Sick Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Workplace Safety
Last night, Cal/OSHA voted unanimously to throw out and withdraw the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) it adopted only a week ago, on June 3. Basically, the agency did a 180 in less than seven days....more
6/10/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Public Health ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Last Friday, Cal-OSHA published its revised, proposed COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). These rules and regulations were promulgated primarily to take into account the impact of vaccinations in our state. They...more