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California Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA) Receives Significant Overhaul

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation into law, which codifies significant reforms to the Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA). The emergency legislation, which is effective on the date of the Governor’s...more

California's Pay Transparency Laws

Since 2018, the California Equal Pay Act (“CEPA”) has prohibited employers from asking applicants about their salary history, including compensation and benefits, during the hiring process. California also requires employers...more

Pay Transparency and Equity Issues

History of Pay Inequality - Pay discrimination is not new in the United States. In 1963, Congress enacted the Equal Pay Act to address a centuries-old problem of sex-based discrimination in the payment of wages by...more

Key Amendments To FFCRA & California’s New COVID-19 Sick Leave Requirements

March 2021 brought a variety of legislative changes impacting California employers. On March 11, 2021 President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the Act)....more

New California Family Rights Act Dramatically Expands Employee Rights and Employer Obligations

On September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 1383, which repealed the current California Family Rights Act (CFRA), eliminated the California New Parent Leave Act, and replaced those statutes...more

COVID-19: Considerations for Retailers on Employee Furloughs in U.S. and California

As an alternative to laying off employees, many retailers may be considering furloughs – unpaid leaves or drastic reductions in work hours or work schedules – that allow them to retain employees and possibly continue to...more

Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers

On May 21, the United States Supreme Court held that mandatory arbitration agreements containing class action waivers are to be enforced as written. In Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, a trio of consolidated appeals, the Court...more

Employers Can Maintain a Drug Free Workplace in California Despite State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

California’s passage of the “Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act,” commonly referred to as Proposition 64, legalized the sale, possession, and use of recreational marijuana under limited circumstances....more

2018 Exemption Limits for the Computer Professional and Physician Exemptions

Effective January 1, 2018, California’s Department of Industrial Relations will begin imposing new rates for the computer software employee exemption and the licensed physician and surgeon exemption to reflect a 2.9% increase...more

The California Supreme Court Provides Guidance on Day of Rest Requirements

The California Supreme Court clarified employer obligations under the state’s day of rest statutes, Cal. Labor Code §§ 550-558.1, which entitle employees to one day’s rest in seven. In Mendoza v. Nordstrom, Inc., 2 Cal. 5th...more

Retailers Prepare to Meet New Salary and Overtime Requirements

By now, most retailers and other employers have evaluated the impact, if any, that the new Department of Labor (DOL) regulations will have on their workforce beginning on December 1, 2016, when the minimum salary requirement...more

The Clock Is Ticking...Employers Have 30 More Days To Comply With The New DOL Regulations, Are You Compliant?

By now, most employers have evaluated the impact, if any, that the new DOL regulations will have on their workforce beginning on December 1, 2016, when the minimum salary requirement for exempt status will increase to $913...more

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