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The Legal Menu: California Attorney General Issues FAQs on Junk Fee Ban

Wednesday saw the release of CA Attorney General Bob Bonta’s long-awaited FAQs on the California “junk fee” ban, now rebranded as the “Honest Pricing Law” or “Hidden Fees Statute.” The FAQs largely reiterate the very...more

City of Los Angeles Announces Minimum Wage Increase

The City of Los Angeles will increase the minimum wage rate by $.74 as of July 1, 2023. The new City minimum wage will be $16.78. This new wage must be posted at the workplace in English and any other language spoken by at...more

California Supreme Court Holds Premium Pay for Missed Breaks Constitutes “Wages” That Must Be Reported on Wage Statements and Paid...

On May 23, 2022, in Naranjo v. Spectrum Security Services, Inc., the California Supreme Court clarified that a violation of Labor Code section 226.7 (payment of premium wages for meal and rest period violations) gives rise to...more

LA Passes City-Wide Vaccine Mandate

Today the Los Angeles City Council passed an ordinance requiring proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for patrons to enter indoor public spaces in the city. The ordinance will require patrons to be vaccinated to enter...more

California’s Statewide Right to Recall Ordinance

On April 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed a statewide right to recall ordinance (SB 93) into law. SB 93 is effective immediately. SB 93 codifies Labor Code section 2810.8 and requires hotels with more than 50 guestrooms to...more

Stokes Wagner Quarterly Legal Update - March 2021

Anticipated Changes in Labor Law Under the Biden Administration - With a new administration in place since January 20, 2021, companies can anticipate some significant changes in labor and employment law, mostly favoring...more

Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (PPPFA)

The recently enacted Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 changes several provisions in the original PPP loan program enacted as part of the CARES Act. The PPPFA gives borrowers more flexibility and time to...more

Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness

Businesses fortunate enough to receive a Paycheck Protection Loan (“PPP”) under the CARES Act are now asking, “what do I need to do to get this loan forgiven?” That answer gets more complicated as the days roll on without...more

City of Los Angeles Requires Employers with 500+ Employees to Provide Up to 80 Hours of Paid Sick Leave

The City of Los Angeles passed an ordinance on March 27, 2020, requiring employers with more than 500 employees to provide up to 80 hours of Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“PSL”) to employees. This Supplemental PSL is in...more

Best Practices for Coronavirus

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus, which has now been detected in almost 70 locations internationally, including in the United States. COVID-19 has become a serious...more

Santa Monica’s New Hotel Worker Protection Ordinance: What You Need to Know, Now

On August 27, 2019, the Santa Monica City Council voted unanimously to pass an ordinance providing certain protections for hotel workers, with particular focus on Room Attendants, working in the city of Santa Monica. The City...more

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