Understanding the Different Types of Hostile Work Environment Claims
- posted: Oct. 01, 2023
- Employment Issues
A hostile work environment is created when unwelcome and offensive behavior makes one or more individuals uncomfortable, afraid or feel threatened in their place of employment. To constitute discrimination, the Read More
UPDATE: New California Law Passed Further Restricting the Use of Non-Competes
- posted: Sep. 11, 2023
- Employment Law
Effective January 1, 2024, California will further restrict the use of post-employment covenantsnot to compete by authorizing lawsuits against employers who include or seek to enforce voidnon-compete provisions. In its Read More
UPDATE: Representative PAGA Claims Survive After Individual Arbitration
- posted: Jul. 19, 2023
The United States Supreme Court in Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana divided PAGA claims into twobuckets: (1) individual PAGA claims; and (2) representative PAGA claims (a claim somewhat akin Read More
The End of Remote I-9 Verification
- posted: Jul. 19, 2023
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”)/USImmigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) suspended the physical presence requirement of the Form I-9 verification Read More
California Local Minimum Wage Increased on July 1, 2023
- posted: Jul. 19, 2023
The current statewide minimum wage rate in California is $15.50 for all employers. However, somelocalities across California have set their own higher minimum wage rate. For many of these localities,the Read More
Summary of Cal/OSHA’s Non-Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulations
- posted: Jan. 19, 2023
On December 31, 2022, the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”), expired after being in place since November 2020. On December 15, 2022, the California Occupational Safety & Health Standards (“Cal/OSHA”) Read More
California Supreme Court Says Meal/Rest Break Premiums Constitute “Wages”
- posted: Jun. 01, 2022
- Employment Law, Labor 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
Cal/OSHA Approves the Third Readoption of the Cal/OSHA Emergency Temporary Standards
- posted: Apr. 27, 2022
- Employment Law, Labor Law
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
No More Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims
- posted: Mar. 10, 2022
- Sexual Discrimination, Gender Discrimination
On March 3, 2022, President Biden signed into law the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021” (also known as H.R. 4445). H.R. 4445 amends Read More
2022 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Poster And FAQs Now Available
- posted: Mar. 01, 2022
- Employment Law, Labor Law
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
California Brings Back COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
- posted: Feb. 16, 2022
- Employment Law, Labor Law
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
You May Have Just Updated Your IIPP’s, BUT the CDPH Just Updated COVID-19 Guidance
- posted: Jan. 06, 2022
- Employment Law
As the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads rapidly, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”), on December 30, 2021, updated its isolation and quarantine guidance to align closely to the recently Read More
UPDATE: California’s AB 51 and Mandatory Arbitration Agreements
- posted: Sep. 29, 2021
- Employment Issues, Employment Law, Contracts
California Assembly Bill 51 Signed into law by Governor Newsom on October 10, 2019, California Assembly Bill 51 (“AB 51”) subjects employers to criminal misdemeanor charges, as well as civil sanctions, for mandating arbitration Read More
What Documents Can Employees Request?
- posted: Aug. 31, 2021
- Employment Issues, Labor Law, Employee Rights
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
Regular Rate of Pay Applies When Calculating Meal and Rest Period Penalties
- posted: Jul. 27, 2021
- Employment Law, Employee Rights
Regular Rate of Pay Applies When Calculating Meal and Rest Period Penalties The California Supreme Court recently decided that calculation of the required one hour premium payment for missed, late or Read More
Cal/OSHA Approves Revised Emergency Temporary Standards
- posted: Jul. 08, 2021
- Employment Law, OSHA
Cal/OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standards (“ETS”) has endured a long road to adoption. Following withdrawal of an initial revision of the ETS that was nearly universally panned, Cal/OSHA issued new revisions Read More
