On April 16, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 93 into law. This new statute creates California Labor Code Section 2810.8 and requires that employers in certain industries make written job offers...more
4/20/2021
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employees ,
Covered Employer ,
DLSE ,
Employee Retention ,
Entertainment Venues ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Hotels ,
Janitorial Services ,
Job Offers ,
Layoffs ,
New Legislation ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Rehiring Issues ,
State Labor Laws
Once again, Governor Jerry Brown ends the legislative year by signing a flurry of employment-related legislation. This year, however, is Governor Brown’s last year to do so, and next year we will report about the...more
10/5/2018
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Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Construction Industry ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
FEHA ,
Gender Equity ,
Governor Brown ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hotels ,
Human Trafficking ,
Labor Code ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Payroll Records ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws
In January 2016, the Santa Monica, California City Council adopted a wide-reaching ordinance that raises the city’s minimum wage for hotel workers. The ordinance also imposes paid sick leave requirements on hotel employers...more
3/29/2016
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City Councils ,
Hotels ,
Local Ordinance ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Posting Requirements ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Remedies ,
Sick Leave ,
Wage and Hour
In January of 2016, the Santa Monica City Council adopted a wide-reaching ordinance that will raise the city’s minimum wage and impose paid sick leave requirements that exceed the state’s paid sick leave statute. The...more