The New Year rang in a collection of California employment law updates with major implications for Golden State employers. If they have not already, California employers should address the items listed...more
On Sept. 1, 2023, California enacted a new law (SB 699, to be codified at Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code sec. 16600.5) reiterating its non-compete ban contained in Section 16600 that is effective Jan. 1, 2024.
New Section...more
Despite all attempts to put the COVID-19 public health emergency in the rearview mirror, the virus is not entirely gone, and the pandemic was not long ago, at least in the law’s long memory. We can reasonably assume we are...more
On the surface, it looks like things are back to normal. Entering spooky season, however, California employers should not assume the coast is clear. One of the nation’s most substantial COVID-19 laws, California’s...more
10/6/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Grants ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Paid Leave ,
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Sick Leave ,
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State Labor Laws ,
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Any employers with workers in New York face a rapidly approaching deadline to notify and collect employees’ signed acknowledgments relating to employers’ employee electronic monitoring activities.
Deadline and Enforcement ...more
Regulators may be nervous about workers staking their retirements on crypto. The United States Department Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (the “DOL”) recently issued Compliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01...more
3/31/2022
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Management ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Retirement Plan
On the eve of enforcement, California’s Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) released FAQs and the required poster for the state’s 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”)....more
2/21/2022
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Reform ,
New Guidance ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued updated guidance materials on employers’ compliance requirements with the Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and the Rehabilitation Act...more