This week, California Gov. Newsom signed Senate Bill 616, which increases the amount of Paid Sick Leave ("PSL") that employers are required to provide to California employees. The new PSL law amends California Labor Code...more
Last week, the California Supreme Court unanimously held that California's Fair Employment and Housing Act ("FEHA") applies not only to employers but also to business entities performing services as agents for employers....more
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Cal/OSHA's COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which was first adopted November 2020, is set to expire after December 31, 2022. In its place, the Cal/OSHA Standards Board has published, and is expected to enact, a...more
In early May, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) issued a clarifying FAQ confirming that employers must pay exclusion pay, in a timely manner, to employees who are excluded from work due to...more
Update Feb 18: This advisory has been updated to include the required notice to employees that must be posted in the workplace or otherwise disseminated to employees who work remotely.
On February 9, 2022, Governor...more
On February 9, 2022, Governor Newsom signed a new Supplemental Paid Sick Leave (SPSL) bill (SB 114) into law, which becomes effective on February 19, 2022. The new SPSL law will be codified in California Labor Code Sections...more
In response to the spread of the Delta variant, the City and County of San Francisco has expanded its COVID-19 vaccination requirements for certain businesses and added food and exercise establishments as covered entities for...more
By any measure, 2020 presented novel, life-changing experiences for all of us. The resilience and focus required to endure the seemingly relentless wave of changes have helped to hone the skills of most workplaces and allowed...more
12/30/2020
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On September 19, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a sweeping amendment to California's Family Rights Act (CFRA). Effective January 1, 2021, not only will CFRA apply to employers having as few as five employees, but...more
A California court recently provided helpful guidance to assist employers to determine how to pay hourly employees who travel as part of their workday. Under California law, commuting time to and from work normally does not...more
California’s Industrial Welfare Commission ("IWC") Wage Order 5 and the California Labor Code set forth meal and rest period requirements for non-exempt health care employees, and permit the waiver of a second meal period for...more
A recent California Court of Appeal decision addressed the question of whether an employer’s use of a payroll system that automatically rounds employee time up or down to the nearest quarter-hour violates the requirement that...more
New regulations issued by the California Fair Employment and Housing Council addressing the subject of national origin discrimination took effect on July 1, 2018. ...more
Last year, we issued an advisory about new regulations under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) that required employers to update their anti-discrimination, anti-harassment, and complaint-investigation...more