California Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5), a law aimed at classifying most workers as employees rather than independent contractors, went into effect Jan. 1, 2020. However, the day before the law took effect, U.S. District Judge...more
1/8/2020
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Preemption ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trucking Industry
• The California Legislature passed numerous labor and employment bills that become effective on Jan. 1, 2019
• California's minimum wages and exempt salary thresholds increase on Jan. 1, 2019
• These laws were among the...more
1/2/2019
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Minimum Wage ,
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Right to Testify ,
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Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
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Woman Board Members
• Regulations issued on July 1, 2018, by California's Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC) expand the Fair Employment and Housing Act's (FEHA) protections against national origin discrimination.
• California employers...more
7/9/2018
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EEO ,
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Hiring & Firing ,
Human Trafficking ,
Job Applicants ,
Minimum Wage ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
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State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
• The California Legislature passed numerous labor and employment bills that Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law in 2017.
• Many of the new laws relate to wages and hours, leaves and benefits, hiring practices, health and...more
12/14/2017
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Ban the Box ,
Birth Certificates ,
Contractors ,
Cooperation ,
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Driver's Licenses ,
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Entertainment Industry ,
Equal Pay ,
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Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Governor Brown ,
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Health and Safety ,
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Human Trafficking ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Military Service Members ,
Minimum Wage ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Parental Leave ,
Public Entities ,
Retaliation ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Small Employers ,
State Labor Laws ,
Subcontractors ,
Transgender ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
New regulations under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) take effect on July 1, 2017, which relate to an employer's consideration of California applicant/employee criminal histories when making employment...more
6/30/2017
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FEHA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Regulations ,
Protected Class ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
State Labor Laws
A critical but unresolved issue for the motor carrier industry is the continuing viability of the independent contractor truck driver model, which is under siege by state and federal regulatory agencies as well as private...more
1/18/2017
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DLSE ,
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Joint Employers ,
Misclassification ,
Motor Carriers ,
NLRB ,
Preemption ,
Transportation Industry ,
Trucking Industry ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour