In the California Legislature, bills first are referred to the appropriate policy committee for hearing. Labor bills are referred to the Labor Committee, crime bills are referred to the Public Safety Committee, health bills...more
5/19/2017
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Ban the Box ,
Cal-OSHA ,
Competitive Bidding ,
Emergency Response ,
Farm Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigrant Protection Laws ,
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ,
LGBTQ ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
OSHA ,
Parental Leave ,
Pending Legislation ,
Product Labels ,
Public Projects ,
Public Works ,
Raids ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Sanctuary Cities ,
State Contractors ,
Tax Credits ,
Tips ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week...
Recap of Legislative Bill Activity Last Week – The...more
4/21/2017
/ Agricultural Workers ,
Apprenticeships ,
Consumer Bill of Rights ,
De Minimis Claims ,
Food Service Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Trafficking ,
Immigrants ,
Legislative Agendas ,
LGBTQ ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Over-Time ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Gap ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Public Works ,
Retaliation ,
Right to Work ,
Small Business ,
Tips ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week...more
4/1/2017
/ Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Domestic Workers ,
Drivers ,
Employee Training ,
Farm Workers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour
Employers nationwide breathed a collective sigh of relief when a federal district court judge in Texas enjoined the U.S. Department of Labor’s (USDOL’s) implementation of new minimum salary threshold requirements for the...more
3/31/2017
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Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Salary ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Secretary of Labor ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Our weekly California Legislature “hot list” provides you with a preview of the bills that are up (as well as other important legislative action) the following week...more
3/17/2017
/ Domestic Workers ,
Farm Workers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Trafficking ,
Jerry Brown ,
Legislative Agendas ,
OSHA ,
Parental Leave ,
Piece-Rate Pay ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Works ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Veterans ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
As the 2017-18 legislative session gets underway in California, policy committees are beginning to hear and vote on bills – including numerous proposals that impact California employers. Our weekly “hot list” will provide you...more
3/10/2017
/ Cal-OSHA ,
Emergency Response ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Works ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
State and Local Government ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Workplace Safety
Last month, Governor Jerry Brown released his proposed state budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year. This move represents only the opening salvo in a months-long budget negotiation that will occur over the next six months...more
Although we have barely scratched the surface on 2017, the California Legislature is already active on the labor and employment front, with a number of new (or not so new) proposals being introduced in the first weeks of the...more