Governor Signs AB 152, Changes To Take Effect Immediately -
Governor Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 152 (AB 152), which – effective immediately – extends California’s COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL) through...more
California Senate Bill 95 -
Senate Bill 95, signed late last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, requires employers to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave to employees who cannot work or telework due...more
New California Law Creates Legal Test for Determining Who is an “Employee” -
In the wake of Assembly Bill 5, employers will need to exercise additional care when determining whether to hire workers as employees or as...more
11/13/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
Public Agencies ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Best Best & Krieger LLP Labor & Employment attorneys hosted a webinar that focuses on new legislation and case law from 2018 impacting both private and public employers in California.
What was discussed:
-New legislation...more
California employers cannot require employees to routinely work — even for just minutes — off-the-clock without compensation, according to the California Supreme Court’s recent opinion in Troester v. Starbucks. ...more
Best Best & Krieger Labor & Employment attorneys discussed new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public.
What Was Discussed
-Legislation passed in 2017
-Wage and hour...more
6/22/2018
/ Contractors ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Application ,
Employment Litigation ,
Executive Compensation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay Act ,
FEHC ,
Fringe Benefits ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Job Applicants ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Medical Leave ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
On-Call Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Leave ,
Popular ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Employers ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Retirement Plan ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Sanctuary Cities ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Special Districts ,
Subcontractors ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Deductions ,
Tax Levy ,
Tax Reform ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour ,
Withholding Allowances ,
Withholding Requirements ,
Workplace Safety
In a unanimous ruling, the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West v. Superior Court rejected the decades-old Borello test for determining whether workers should be classified as employees or independent...more
5/21/2018
/ ABC Test ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Popular ,
Risk Assessment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
As in years past, 2016 brings important changes to employment laws in California — a state that continues to be a challenging environment for employers.
Employment issues ranging from healthy workplaces and gender...more
1/29/2016
/ Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
E-Verify ,
Fair Pay Act ,
FEHA ,
Gender Identity ,
Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act 2014 ,
Meal and Entertainment Expenditures ,
Minimum Wage ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Public Employers ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
From Payroll Taxes to Sick Leave Laws … Federal Ruling Could Be Game Changer for Sharing Economy -
A federal judge’s decision last week to certify a class of California Uber drivers in their lawsuit claiming Uber has...more
9/14/2015
/ Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Independent Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Public Employees ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Sharing Economy ,
Sick Leave ,
Uber ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim
Year in and year out, one thing is true: In California, there will always be new laws affecting employers, and 2015 is no exception. Below is a brief description of the laws that public sector employers need to be aware of...more
1/29/2015
/ Child Labor ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Harassment ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Sick Leave ,
Training ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour
You might think people are making more out of BYOD than it deserves, that it is a relatively benign issue. Alas, you’d be wrong....more
BB&K labor and employment law attorneys hosted a webinar focusing on new legislation and case law impacting California employers - private and public.
Topics included:
- New Legislation Public and Private Employers
-...more
In This Issue:
- New Legislation Public and Private Employers
- Wage and Hour Law
- Disability, Discrimination and Medical Leaves
- Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
- Religion in the...more