Executive Summary: On October 4, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law SB 616, which amends the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (HWHFA) (California Labor Code Section 245.5) to provide nearly...more
Executive Summary: California has passed a number of employment laws this year, including a requirement for employers to disclose pay scale information in any job advertisements; expansion of employees’ leave care rights;...more
10/7/2022
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Previously, we discussed the likelihood of California implementing procedures to reactivate Senate Bill (“SB”) 95 or 2021 COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (CSPSL) which expired on September 30, 2021....more
2/16/2022
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On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill No. 93 (SB 93) – a “rehiring and retention” law. SB 93 creates new Labor Code section 2810.8, which requires certain hospitality businesses to rehire...more
4/21/2021
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On September 9, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 1867 (AB 1867), which requires private entities with 500 or more employees to provide up to 80 hours of COVID-19-related supplemental paid...more
9/17/2020
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California has passed a number of employment laws this year, including the expansion of baby bonding leave to small employers, prohibiting inquiries into an applicant’s salary history, and restricting the use of applicants’...more
10/18/2017
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Last week marked the official start of the holiday season. As we're now racing towards the end of the year, and getting ready for parties, gifts, and, perhaps, (ugh!) holiday travel, employers also should be getting ready to...more
Employers in California should be prepared to comply with the requirements of Assembly Bill No. 1897, which, as discussed in our prior alert, increases liability for most companies who use contract labor for their operations....more
On September 10, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (HWHFA), which provides nearly all employees working in California with paid sick leave. The new law...more