New York State has enacted the Retail Worker Safety Act, which goes into effect on March 4, 2025. The new law requires employers with at least ten retail employees to establish a workplace violence prevention policy and a...more
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
7/3/2024
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Best Practices ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Governor Newsom ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
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
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
As 2021 quickly comes to a close, we look back at this year’s legislative session, which included several employment-related bills signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, including bills aimed at prohibiting quotas that interfere...more
12/13/2021
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Liability ,
DFEH ,
Domestic Workers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Essential Workers ,
Governor Newsom ,
Janitorial Services ,
Layoffs ,
Liens ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Pharmacies ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Property Liens ,
Quotas ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State Labor Laws ,
Unconscious Bias ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Workplace Safety
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
3/26/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Governor Newsom ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Supplemental Benefits