• posted: Jun. 01, 2022
• Rabbie Mojaddidi
• Employment Law,  Labor Law
• Labor law,  employment law

In a much anticipated ruling, on May 23, 2022, the California Supreme Court issued its decision in Naranjo et al. v. Spectrum Security Services, I­nc.  Previously, the Court of Appeal held that Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2022
• Rabbie Mojaddidi
• Employment Law,  Labor Law
• COVID-19,  antigen test,  CDC,  CDPH,  Injury and Illness Prevention Program,  vaccine

On April 21, 2022, Cal/OSHA’s Standards Board voted to approve the Third Readoption of the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”). The Third Readoption makes some changes to the ETS Read More

• posted: Mar. 01, 2022
• Rabbie Mojaddidi
• Employment Law,  Labor Law
• Labor law,  employment law,  supplemental paid sick leave

As we mentioned in our most recent  blog , the 2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave went into effect on February 19, 2022 for California employers with more than 25 employees. The Read More

• posted: Feb. 16, 2022
• Rabbie Mojaddidi
• Employment Law,  Labor Law
• Labor law,  employment law,  supplemental paid sick leave

Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 114 on February 9, 2022, resurrecting COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave for 2022 (“SPSL 2022”). The new law will be effective on Saturday, February 19, Read More

• posted: Aug. 31, 2021
• Rabbie Mojaddidi
• Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Employee Rights
• California Labor Code,  California employment law,  Labor Code 1198.5,  Labor Code 226,  Labor Code 432

Three California Labor Code sections deal with employment document retention and production. They are as follows: Labor Code §§ 226, 432, and 1198.5. Labor Code § 432 Labor Code § 432 requires Read More

• posted: Jul. 18, 2017
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Law,  Labor Law
• California Labor Code,  employment contracts,  non-compete agreements

Companies that have headquarters outside of the Golden State typically have employment contracts that purportedly are governed by the substantive law of the state in which the enterprise is headquartered. Even Read More

• posted: May 15, 2017
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour,  Employee Rights
• wage & hour laws,  California labor laws,  employment law,  Nike

The most recent lawsuit brought against retail giant Nike proves that no company, no matter how big or small, is immune to California’s labor laws. This past week, Nike was Read More

• posted: Apr. 12, 2017
• Tod C. Gurney
• Uncategorized,  Labor Law,  At Will Employees
• Business,  At Will Employees,  Layoffs

Layoff, reduction-in-forces (RIF), downsizing: Employers use these terms all the time to let employees go, but no matter how they phrase it, the bottom line is that you are out Read More

• posted: Jan. 26, 2017
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Business,  Applying for a job,  Discrimination,  Employee Rights,  Disabilities Act,  Family Responsibilities,  FMLA
• Employment,  Employment discrimination,  employee,  employer,  Business,  Labor law,  FMLA

Family responsibilities discrimination (FRD) is a common type of employment discrimination that occurs in the workforce, especially towards pregnant women and mothers. However, FRD is not a type of discrimination Read More

• posted: Jan. 05, 2017
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour,  Discrimination,  Employee Rights
• Employment,  Employment discrimination,  employee,  Business,  Labor law,  Wage & Hour,  Background Checks

Labor laws are constantly changing, and it is important that California employers keep up with those changes so that they do not unknowingly violate any of them. The Pleasanton business Read More

• posted: Dec. 30, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour,  Employee Rights
• Labor law,  Wage & Hour

With the Holidays upon us, it is a good time to brush up on California’s labor laws regarding holiday pay and time off. Many employees throughout the state assume that Read More

• posted: Aug. 23, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour
• Employment,  Labor law,  Wage & Hour,  Healthy Workplace Healthy Families Act,  paid sick leave,  paid time off,  sick leave

It is rare that an individual will go an entire year without getting sick, and whether we like it or not, chances are that if we fall ill, it will Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Wrongful Termination
• Employment,  employee,  Labor law

You may hear people say: “Join a union because you cannot be fired,” or “Union members have job security for life.” While neither of these statements is true, it is Read More

• posted: Jun. 21, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Business
• litigation,  Employment,  Employment discrimination,  harassment,  employee,  employer,  Wrongful Termination,  Business,  Labor law,  Sexual Discrimination,  workplace discrimination

California is an “at will” state, meaning that employers have the right to hire and fire individuals at will, without any real reason or explanation (so long as the reason Read More

• posted: May 27, 2016
• Tod C. Gurney
• Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour
• Employment,  employee,  employer,  Business,  Labor law,  Wage & Hour

There is sometimes a perception abroad that Americans do not take sufficient time off of work, and that we are more focused on the “almighty dollar” than on enjoying the Read More

• posted: May 27, 2016
• Melinda Garcia
• Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour
• Employment,  Business,  Wage & Hour

You may be wondering if your employees are exempt from overtime. Few employees meet the qualifications for these exemptions, but they do exist. Here, we will cover the overtime exemptions Read More