As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in early 2020, state and local governments issued stay-at-home orders. The sudden change to stay-at-home work caught many businesses by surprise, and compelled many employees, who were...more
Ruling on a lingering legal issue from the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Supreme Court held that an employer is not liable for cases of “take-home” COVID-19 — that is, where a household member allegedly caught the virus...more
7/21/2023
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The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board’s COVID-19 Prevention Non-Emergency Regulation is now in place. It took effect on February 3, 2023, following approval by the state’s Office of Administrative...more
The new year brings several new laws and requirements for California employers. Among changes in 2023, California employers face a higher state minimum wage, increased minimum pay requirements for employees, new protected...more
12/23/2022
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Sick Leave
California extended the time for eligible employees to use COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave by three months, or until the end of 2022. In a further change, Assembly Bill 152 also allows California employers to require...more
California law generally requires employers to provide employees with a safe place to work. What, if anything, does this obligation entail when an employee works at home or another employee visits that private residence for...more
Adding to seemingly ever-shifting paid sick leave requirements in different places, the San Francisco Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) has issued updated guidance under the San Francisco paid sick leave ordinance....more
Adding to various paid sick leave requirements that employers must navigate in the COVID-19 environment, California has once again expanded its state law paid sick leave mandates.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly...more
After facing several hurdles, effective June 1, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has finally implemented a host of changes to its rules and regulations governing representation elections.
The NLRB is the...more
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, one question for employers has been whether employees who contract COVID-19 may be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits. In California, a new Executive Order by Governor Newsom...more
In March, the federal government enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). That federal law required that employers with fewer than 500 employees provide paid leave for certain reasons related to the...more
4/24/2020
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In addition to other leave issues during the current COVID-19 pandemic, some employers in Los Angeles now must comply with the city's new supplemental paid sick leave ordinance. The ordinance goes further than the federal...more
Complying with California’s wage and hour rules can be hard in ordinary times. Now, along with the many challenges that the COVID-19 emergency poses, California employers may face new situations and issues. The California...more
Like some other states, California has its own state version of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.
The Cal/WARN law applies more broadly, with some different provisions than the federal...more