Over the last several years, California and other jurisdictions have passed various laws aimed at increasing pay transparency in the workplace. These laws are primarily intended to reduce pay disparities among demographic...more
2/19/2025
/ Best Practices ,
California ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Compliance ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Pay ,
Labor Code ,
Pay Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On July 1, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a package of reforms to the Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”), a statute that has created headaches for employers and driven up wage and hour litigation...more
7/23/2024
/ Anti-Stacking Provisions ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Class Action ,
Compensation ,
Employment Litigation ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Law Violations ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for cannabis employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/24/2022
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Cannabis-Related Businesses (CRBs) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for exempt organization employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/21/2022
/ Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Exempt Organizations ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Record Retention ,
State Labor Laws ,
Time Extensions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars
Each year in California, the new year brings new employment laws for businesses to follow. This is a good time for wine business employers to evaluate their policies and practices to ensure they keep pace with these...more
1/20/2022
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Best Practices ,
California ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
DFEH ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Family Members ,
FEHA ,
Labor Code ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Webinars ,
Wineries
For most employers, it is important to own the intellectual property rights in written and/or graphic work commissioned from independent contractors. But including a Work Made for Hire Clause (“WMFH Clause”) in an...more
4/30/2021
/ Assignments ,
Copyright ,
Disability Insurance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Labor Code ,
Misclassification ,
Unemployment Insurance ,
Work Made For Hire Doctrine