Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. Charities, foundations, and their founders often request help addressing employment practices and compliance questions. In this episode, host Cynthia Rowland is joined...more
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1/5/2024
/ California ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Severance Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Webinars ,
Workplace Investigations
In 2023, California has adopted several new employment laws either introducing new employee protections or codifying existing practices into state law. With these changes, employers will need to examine and adjust some of...more
12/7/2023
/ Bereavement Leave ,
California ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Violence
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 152 into law, extending Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (“SPSL”) through December 31, 2022. SPSL, which requires California employers with over 26 employees to provide up to 80 hours paid...more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new pay transparency act that will require significant changes in how employers draft job postings and how they report pay data to the state. Given the scope of the changes, many...more
10/26/2022
/ California ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
AB 1949, a bill passed by the California legislature and awaiting Governor Newsom’s signature, would require California employers to offer five days of bereavement leave to employees each time they lose a spouse, child,...more
There has been a wave of new state and local legislation focused on pay transparency for job applicants. Right now, Colorado State and Jersey City are the only jurisdictions that require employers to provide wage ranges in...more
9/6/2022
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Transparency ,
Pending Legislation ,
Posting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
This week the California legislature passed a pay transparency act that – pending Governor Newsom’s signature – will require significant changes in how employers draft job postings and how they report pay data to the State....more
9/6/2022
/ California ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Ads ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Transparency ,
Popular ,
Posting Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new or amended employment laws covering topics ranging from non-disparagement and separation agreements, the California Family Rights Act, and warehouse...more
12/7/2021
/ ABC Test ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Agricultural Workers ,
Amended Legislation ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Cal-OSHA ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
DFEH ,
Disabilities ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emotional Support Animals ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exceptions ,
Former Employee ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Independent Contractors ,
Janitorial Services ,
Mediation ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Personnel Records ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Quotas ,
Record Retention ,
Separation Agreement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft ,
Warehouses ,
Wildfires ,
Workplace Safety
New legislation and a recent court decision have significant implications for California employers. Certain California employers must now provide supplemental paid sick leave to employees who miss work for specified reasons...more
The California Legislature passed and Governor Newsom signed several new laws covering topics ranging from COVID-19 to leaves of absence to data reporting. Most of these laws take effect January 1, so now is a good time for...more
12/14/2020
/ ABC Test ,
Arbitration ,
Board of Directors ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Family Rights Act (CFRA) ,
Child Abuse ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Governor Newsom ,
Health and Safety ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Leave of Absence ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Notification Requirements ,
Pay Data ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Secretary of State ,
Sick Employees ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Successor Liability ,
Unpaid Leave ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Safety
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed SB 1383, which expands employees’ leave entitlements under California’s Family Rights Act and New Parent Leave Act. Effective January 1, 2021, these leave provisions will apply...more
As unlimited vacation policies increase in popularity, California employers must be careful to avoid legal pitfalls in drafting and implementation. In the first California appellate decision to address unlimited vacation...more
The California Legislature and Governor Newsom have passed a sizable list of new laws governing the workplace in 2020. Employers are, once again, advised to evaluate their workplace rules and practices to insure they keep...more
12/30/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Fees ,
Breastfeeding ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP) ,
DFEH ,
DLSE ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Janitorial Services ,
Labor Commissioners ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Misclassification ,
New Rules ,
No-Rehire Provisions ,
Organ Donation ,
OSHA ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Retroactive Application ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sexual Violence Policies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Statutory Penalties ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting
All employers should be aware that their use of mandatory employment arbitration agreements is prohibited in California effective January 1, 2020 under recently signed Assembly Bill No. 51 (AB 51).
Under current California...more
If you are scrambling to comply with the new California sexual harassment training requirements, we have some good news: with some exceptions, employers have another year to put those plans in place. Under prior law, which...more
10/24/2019
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Deadlines ,
DFEH ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Seasonal Workers ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Supervisors ,
Temporary Employees ,
Time Extensions
On September 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB5, codifying the ABC test for distinguishing employees from independent contractors and expanding its application beyond California’s Wage Orders....more
9/20/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
Retroactive Application ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Orders
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the nation’s first bill banning discrimination based on an employee’s hairstyle. Senate Bill 188, otherwise known as the Crown Act, expanded the definition of race under...more
7/30/2019
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Dress Codes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
FEHA ,
Gender Identity ,
Governor Newsom ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
State Labor Laws
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law several bills that will have significant impact on employers’ workplace obligations. Effective January 1, 2019, the new laws will restrict nondisclosure agreements and...more
10/11/2018
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Board of Directors ,
Breastfeeding ,
Cal Code of Civil Procedure ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
DFEH ,
Diversity ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FEHA ,
Governor Brown ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Release Agreements ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Secretary of State ,
Section 998 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Offer ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment
Employers which use background checks in their hiring process without obtaining written authorization may wish to review their practices. The California Supreme Court has rejected an argument that employers could not...more