Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming the employment landscape, automating tasks, streamlining processes, and enhancing decision-making. At the same time, the technology raises concerns about potential biases,...more
An interview with Mike Schlemmer, Partner at Morgan Lewis by Richard Hsu...more
At a time marked by themes of “push” and “pull,” organizations across all sectors and jurisdictions are grappling with the pursuit of innovation within an increasingly complex regulatory framework. Over the next 12 months,...more
On the heels of the enactment of Senate Bill 699, which fortified California’s restrictions on noncompete agreements and other restrictive covenants and provided additional employee protections, California has once more...more
RESTAURANTS AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSIDERATIONS HEADING INTO 2024 -
From a new employment trend to the advantages and risks of technology to an emerging area of class action litigation to a...more
California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet new salary thresholds, effective January 1, 2023. As inflation continues to rise, so too have the minimum wage thresholds for the...more
California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet updated salary thresholds, as of January 1, 2022. The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) issued a memo on October 18,...more
10/19/2021
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Computer Programmers ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Department of Industrial Relations ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Regulations ,
Salaried Employees ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
As of January 1, 2021, California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet the updated salary thresholds.
In a memo issued on October 16, 2020 the California Department of Industrial...more
10/19/2020
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Computer Programmers ,
Consumer Price Index ,
Department of Industrial Relations ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Regulations ,
Salaried Employees ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Following Los Angeles’s lead, San Francisco and San Jose have enacted ordinances requiring certain businesses to provide additional paid leave benefits to employees for coronavirus (COVID-19)-related reasons. These benefits...more
The court held in an April 1 ruling that an employer’s purported nonaccrual, “unlimited” paid vacation policy violated California Law, but left many questions unsettled....more
As local jurisdictions attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and “flatten the curve,” several Northern and Central California counties have updated their existing shelter-in-place orders to impose more...more
As of January 1, 2020, California employers must ensure that compensation rates for computer professionals meet new salary thresholds....more
Assembly Bill 5, signed into law on September 18, generally codifies Dynamex and establishes difficult standards for classifying workers as independent contractors. Employers should review their independent contractor...more
As of January 1, 2019, California employers must ensure that compensation rates meet new salary thresholds for computer professionals....more
As of January 1, 2018, California employers must ensure that compensation rates meet new salary thresholds for computer professionals....more
California’s 2016 legislative session ended, once again, with a flurry of activity in the legislature and by Governor Jerry Brown, resulting in numerous new laws requiring employer action. The end-of-session bills were not...more
12/8/2016
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Arbitration ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Domestic Violence ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employment Policies ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Labor & Workforce Development Agency (LWDA) ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Sick Leave Act ,
Popular ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Skilled Laborers ,
Teachers ,
Unfair Immigration-Related Practices ,
Verification Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
Waiting Periods
On November 8, over 63% of San Jose voters approved a first-of-its-kind ordinance that requires San Jose employers to offer additional hours of work to qualified existing employees before hiring new employees, subcontractors,...more
Employers of California computer professionals must ensure compensation rates meet new salary thresholds that go into effect January 1, 2017.
In addition to reviewing compensation to ensure compliance with upcoming...more
10/6/2016
/ Consumer Price Index ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Final Rules ,
Labor Code ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Standard Duties Test ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
San Francisco will become the first US city to enact a mandatory fully paid parental leave for employees, and California will increase its statewide minimum wage to $15.00 per hour.
San Francisco Paid Parental Leave...more
All employers with employees in California should carefully review harassment, discrimination, and retaliation policies and practices to ensure compliance with amended FEHA regulations.
New Requirements for a Written...more
3/22/2016
/ Complaint Procedures ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Harassment ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Liability ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Protected Class ,
Retaliation ,
Training Requirements
Amended FEHA regulations cover a wide range of compliance topics and may require California employers to update their harassment and discrimination policies....more
Assembly Bill 1506 grants relief to employers from frivolous actions under PAGA by allowing employers to cure certain alleged wage statement defects before an employee may recover PAGA penalties....more
Senate Bill 327 overturns Gerard v. Orange Coast Medical Center, confirming that healthcare workers can waive their second meal period.
On October 5, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 327 (SB...more