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
California Mandates COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave Through the End of 2020 for Employers with 500 or More Employees in the U.S.
- posted: Sep. 23, 2020
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Employee Rights
On September 9, 2020, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1867 (“AB 1867”), which, among other things, provides COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave for every California employee who is not otherwise Read More
New Round of Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- posted: Mar. 31, 2020
- Uncategorized,  Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Employee Rights
New Round of Guidance on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act As explained in our prior blogs (see Families First Coronavirus Response Act – What We Know and Additional Guidance on Read More
Additional Guidance on the Family First Coronavirus Response Act
- posted: Mar. 25, 2020
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Employee Rights
Additional Guidance on the Family First Coronavirus Response Act Last week, we wrote about the passage of the Family First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). As mentioned in that piece, the FFCRA stated Read More
Cal-WARN Suspended: Guidance For Employers
- posted: Mar. 22, 2020
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  WARN Act
Cal-WARN Suspended: Guidance For Employers Due to Executive Order N-33-20 (“Stay At Home Order”) and the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, many businesses are being forced to close or lay off Read More
New Privacy Rights Are On the Way: What Your Marketing and Human Resources Departments Need to Know
- posted: Oct. 04, 2019
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  Employee Privacy
Teaser: The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) becomes effective January 1, 2020. Failure to comply with this Act risks regulatory and private action including fines of $2,500 per violation. The Read More
Whether Continued Employment is Acceptance of an Arbitration Agreement?
- posted: May 23, 2019
- Employee Rights
When a California employer changes its policies to include mandatory arbitration, does an employee’s continued employment after notification that an agreement to arbitration is a condition of continued employment, maintain Read More
Why Should I Care About The Dynamex Decision?
- posted: Sep. 13, 2018
- Employee Rights
Many California business owners have used independent contractors in an effort to grow their businesses and keep cost down. Many businesses have used independent contractor arrangements in an effort to Read More
Employees Must Be Paid for Work Off the Clock
- posted: Aug. 21, 2018
- Employee Rights
On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the Supreme Court of California issued its ruling in Troester v. Starbucks Corporation, No. S234969, 2018 WL 3582702, which held that California employees must be Read More
Employers Can (in Certain Situations) Legally Impose On-Premises Meal Periods
- posted: Aug. 21, 2018
- Employee Rights
Since Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court, California employers have taken great strides in ensuring its employees are provided their daily meal and rest breaks and some California employers have Read More
How to respond to a government audit of your employment records
- posted: Oct. 11, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Employee Rights,  Employee Privacy,  Government Audits of Employment Records
You may have seen the recent headlines about Google – they successful fought a request by the federal government, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (“OFCCP”), for the contact information Read More
California Employers Must Pay Commissioned Employees for Rest Breaks
- posted: Jul. 05, 2017
- Employment Law,  Employee Rights
Earlier this year, a California Court of Appeals held in Vaquero v. Stoneledge Furniture LLC that an employer violated state law by not paying commissioned employees for their rest breaks. Under Read More
Retail Giant Nike Not Immune to California’s Wage and Hour Laws
- posted: May 15, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Labor Law,  Wage & Hour,  Employee Rights
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
What Changes to Expect to the California Labor Code in 2018
- posted: Apr. 13, 2017
- Employment Issues,  Employment Law,  Employee Rights,  CFRA,  Labor Code,  Veterans
We are only into the first quarter of 2017, and already California’s lawmakers have proposed new legislation for business owners. As of right now, the laws are still in the Read More
California Court of Appeals Reverses Original Decision Regarding Meal Period Waivers for Healthcare Workers
- posted: Apr. 11, 2017
- Employment Law,  Business,  Wage & Hour,  Healthcare Workers,  Employee Rights
On October 5, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill confirming that hospital employees and other employees in the healthcare industry can continue to waive one of Read More