On September 17, 2020 Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills (SB 1159, AB 685, and SB 1383) expanding workers’ protections in relation to COVID-19 exposure in the workplace, and expanding the California Family Rights Act....more
9/23/2020
/ Cal-OSHA ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sick Employees ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
On August 31, 2020, California’s legislative session closed with a flurry of bills—the majority driven by COVID-19. These bills have been sent to the governor, who now has until the end of September to sign them into law or...more
9/18/2020
/ California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Essential Workers ,
Layoffs ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pending Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Legislatures ,
State of Emergency ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly Bill 5 (“AB5”), controversial legislation which will have a substantial impact on California employers when it goes into effect on January 1, 2020. ...more
9/19/2019
/ ABC Test ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The last few years have brought an increasing number of class action lawsuits filed against employers alleging non-compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA"). As part of an evolving trend of narrowly interpreting...more
This month’s key California employment law cases are from the California Supreme Court and from the California Court of Appeal.
Janus v. American Fed’n of State, County, and Mun. Employees, Council 31, 138 S. Ct. 2448...more
7/23/2018
/ Addendums ,
Appeals ,
Class Action ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Compromise & Release ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dismissals ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Share Contribution ,
Fair Share Law ,
First Amendment ,
Harassment ,
Hospitals ,
Janus v AFSCME ,
Motion for Summary Judgment ,
Non-Union ,
Public Employees ,
Release of Claims ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Timekeeping ,
Union Dues ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
The California Supreme Court has taken a significant step away from the long-used multifactor test to determine whether individual workers are employees or independent contractors, and toward a test that presumes workers in...more
5/2/2018
/ ABC Test ,
Burden of Proof ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Wage and Hour
This one-hour session, geared toward human resources professionals and in-house attorneys, will cover legal changes impacting California employers, including a discussion of new laws, enforcement trends, and "hot topics" in...more
The California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) prohibits discrimination and harassment in the workplace. Under current law, employers with 50 or more employees must provide at least two hours of prescribed training and...more
Reports abound scrutinizing the HR practices of tech companies and their top executives. Internal employee complaints are increasingly becoming public. Customers, employees and investors more than ever scrutinize workplace...more
The news abounds with discussions of fair pay and pay equity. This webinar covers new developments in California, New York, Massachusetts and elsewhere that pertain to employers in recruiting, promoting, and establishing pay...more