California has amended its independent contractor law to make more jobs and professions exempt from the “ABC” test that AB 5 codified last year. Governor Newsom signed the amendment into law on September 4, 2020. It becomes...more
The California legislature has now passed AB 5 and, if Governor Gavin Newsom signs the bill into law as expected, California will effectively ban nearly all categories of independent contractors – not just gig economy...more
9/13/2019
/ ABC Test ,
CA Supreme Court ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
January ushered in many new developments across many employment law compliance categories. We hope the summary below will help you keep track of the changes most relevant for you:
Parental Leave - The Equal Employment...more
Earlier this month, Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 2282 into law, clarifying several unanswered questions concerning California’s salary history ban.
The law amends Labor Code sections 1197.5 and 432.3, which as we have...more
This week, the California Supreme Court rejected the old “totality of circumstances” test to determine if a worker was properly classified as an independent contractor in favor of a new “ABC test” under which employers will...more
Governor Jerry Brown has signed the New Parent Leave Act, which will become effective January 1, 2018 and requires California employers with 20 to 49 employees within 75 miles to provide up to 12-weeks of job-protected unpaid...more
10/19/2017
/ California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
DFEH ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Mediation ,
New Legislation ,
Parental Leave ,
Pregnancy Disability Leave Law ,
Small Business ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Pilot Programs ,
Wage and Hour
In 2016 employers in California had to adjust to compensation and benefits related changes such as a new state minimum wage, a new method of calculating compensation for “piece-rate employees,” and expanded “kin care”...more
3/9/2017
/ Fair Pay Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Code ,
Legal History ,
Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Parental Leave ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Restroom Legislation ,
Transgender ,
Wage and Hour